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SEAMSTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does seamster mean?
• SEAMSTER (noun)
The noun SEAMSTER has 1 sense:
1. a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
Familiarity information: SEAMSTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person whose occupation is making and altering garments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("seamster" is a kind of...):
garment-worker; garment worker; garmentmaker (a person who makes garments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seamster"):
fitter (someone who fits a garment to a particular person)
Derivation:
seam (joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces)
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