seam|ster

seam|ster
seam|ster «SEEM stuhr», noun.
a person whose occupation is sewing (originally applied to a woman, but now only to a man); tailor. Also, sempster.
[Old English sēamestre (originally), feminine of sēamere tailor < sēam seam1]

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  • seam — de·seam; in·seam; in·seam·er; over·seam·er; seam·berry; seam; seam·er; seam·i·ness; seam·ing; seam·less; seam·ster; seam·ster·ing; seam·stress; un·seam; en·seam; seam·less·ly; seam·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • seamster — seam·ster …   English syllables

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  • seamster — seam•ster [[t]ˈsim stər[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈsɛm [/t]] n. brit. clo tailor • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME semster(e), OE sǣmestre, sēamystre, fem. der. of sēamere tailor …   From formal English to slang

  • Seamster — Seam ster, n. [See {Seamstress}.] One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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