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costumer

[kos-too-mer, -tyoo-, ko-stoo-mer, -styoo-] / ˈkɒs tu mər, -tju-, kɒˈstu mər, -ˈstju- /
NOUN
outfitter
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Curtin was the set costumer, overseeing costumes and accessories.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2025

His wife, Mohammadifar, also worked in the world of film as a screenwriter and costumer designer.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2024

Henson, outfitted sumptuously by costumer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, gives “The Color Purple” a vivid, movie-star splash.

From Washington Times Dec. 21, 2023

Luckily, she was able to get a costumer friend in Los Angeles to pull a big batch of 1940s clothes, in reds, yellows, greens and blues, and ship them to New Mexico within 20 hours.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2023

"To run away and be married? eh?" asked the costumer, as he went to a shelf and took down a cup of some preparation very like paint, and with it a brush.

From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Henry Morford

That’s led to a 30% drop in employment from a late-2022 peak for actors, carpenters, costumers and the hundreds of other showbiz professions, according to Labor Department data.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

It also found instances of pretending to offer better deals by showing price reductions that were not based on the actual prior prices, and fake deadlines to put costumers under pressure to buy.

From BBC May 26, 2025

We the whole team, including the actors, the costumers, art department and cinematography, looked at photos from that period — miners, cowboys, women, buildings towns, streets.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2024

The union has remained tight-lipped about the contents of those deals, though craft-specific contracts historically have addressed issues such as workflow for editors, camera operating practices and working conditions for costumers.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2024

I had searched costumers and Japanese shops in vain, in London, Paris and Berlin, for a plain coloured kimono such as servants wear, and finally got one direct from Japan.

From Confessions of an Opera Singer by Kathleen Howard




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