as in needlewoman
a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job
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Recent Examples of seamstress
His father was a coal miner, his mother a seamstress, whose first husband, James Monroe Cross, had been an amateur painter of local scenes.
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Some of the world’s most skilled seamstresses were employed there and were, presumably, paid well.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
More and more, that means collaborating with a major luxury fashion house on a gown or tuxedo, an endeavor that can take weeks or months and an army of seamstresses, tailors and artisans.
—Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
People made or altered their own clothing, and there were tailors and seamstresses in every town square.
—Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Some of the world’s most skilled seamstresses were employed there and were, presumably, paid well.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
More and more, that means collaborating with a major luxury fashion house on a gown or tuxedo, an endeavor that can take weeks or months and an army of seamstresses, tailors and artisans.
—Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
People made or altered their own clothing, and there were tailors and seamstresses in every town square.
—Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seamstress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seamstress
Noun
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One hundred and fifty years later, young Isobel, a gifted needlewoman, dreams of her own escape from the limited options open to women; her greatest desire is to own a dressmaking shop.—
Heller McAlpin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Oct. 2022
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Set in the 1930s, Chevalier’s new novel follows a woman whose fiancé died in World War I and who finds a sense of community among the guild of needlewomen embroidering kneelers for the pews at one of Britain’s great cathedrals.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2019
Noun
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Previously, the treatment plant and field forces – the people who deal with the lift stations and sewer lines outside the plant – were separate departments.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The agreement also stipulated that the TSA covers all utilities for the stadium, including electricity, water, sewer, air conditioning and television and internet access, as well as committing to the expensive security costs at NFL games.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamstress. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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