seamstress

as in needlewoman
a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job

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Recent Examples of seamstress The wife of someone who worked at BMA was a seamstress and pitched in. Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025 The gown was gifted by the bride's parents, John and Sandy, and customized by seamstress Nina E Designs, who added floral lace appliqués and a detachable overskirt. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 May 2025 So Poggioli and Indiana Production set up a costume-making lab in Rome with up to 25 seamstresses toiling away. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025 Addy’s mother, Ruth Walker, is a remarkable seamstress. Jaha Nailah Avery, Essence, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for seamstress
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dramatic rescue: Firefighters pulled an 8-year-old girl from a sewer drain after she was trapped for seven hours in Guizhou, China.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
  • Reasons for construction span roadway improvements, pole maintenance, sewer work and pipeline installation.
    Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025

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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seamstress. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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