as in needlewoman
a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job
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Recent Examples of seamstress
Finally, in a gallery devoted to the workrooms that occupied the upper floors at 7 Rue de la Paix, there are nods to the house models and seamstresses on whose ceaseless toil all this extravagance rested.
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Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
His agents are arresting dishwashers, gardeners, day laborers and seamstresses – That’s just weakness.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Zara, a skilled seamstress in Lahore, often called the heart of Pakistan, creates intricate wedding garments that are in high demand throughout her community.
—Murtaza Ali, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Finding a great tailor or seamstress to fit your look properly—many brands will offer them in store now too.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 May 2025
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Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
His agents are arresting dishwashers, gardeners, day laborers and seamstresses – That’s just weakness.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Zara, a skilled seamstress in Lahore, often called the heart of Pakistan, creates intricate wedding garments that are in high demand throughout her community.
—Murtaza Ali, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Finding a great tailor or seamstress to fit your look properly—many brands will offer them in store now too.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 May 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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The flood left a silt dirt behind, which can be home to these tiny flies that lay their eggs in organic matter typically found in sewer or piping systems.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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But the widening expanse of single-family homes on large lots has used up the reach of the region’s sewer systems, attendees agreed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamstress. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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