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seamstress

[seem-stris, sem-] / ˈsim strɪs, ˈsɛm- /
NOUN
sewer
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Grant, who has been a seamstress for 15 years, said she was sworn to secrecy after the first phone call which was difficult as she was "not good at keeping secrets".

From BBC May 20, 2026

Husbands hired Lange and trained her as a seamstress.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

The son of a seamstress and a mechanic, Wirun was a straight-A student who studied at one of Thailand's top medical schools.

From Barron's Dec. 28, 2025

Mia has also identified a seamstress who made persistent errors in the original work.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

When Chucha first saw it, she told Mami to take the dress back to the seamstress and have that rip sewn up.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

Time and again, the 11th-Century seamstresses who created it - who are believed to have been in England, probably Canterbury - were so skilled that the story they are telling looks like it's in 3D.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spent his teenage years in the U.S., growing up in a community of seamstresses and store owners who always found reasons to do more rather than less.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

La Perla’s prices reflect the time seamstresses spend on the work.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

Two weeks before the show, young seamstresses were crocheting floral motifs in mohair and Japanese metallic thread at a south London studio overlooking the Thames river and Big Ben.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

They also engaged the best seamstresses to make the floating graduating dresses and to cut down secondhand pants which would be pressed to a military slickness for the important event.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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