Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that makes women's clothing, especially dresses.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One, especially a woman, whose occupation is the making of gowns and other articles of female attire.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person who makes dresses.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who makes or mends dresses

Etymologies

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dress +‎ maker

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Examples

  • The dressmaker was a buxom person, handsomely dressed and rather good – looking, but much older than the gentleman in the Turkish trousers, whom she had wedded some six months before.

    Nicholas Nickleby 2007

  • As Alison had well remembered, the dressmaker was a very clever little woman; within days of new gowns being shown for the season, she had sketches of every one of them, and was making copies.

    Phoenix And Ashes Lackey, Mercedes 2004

  • The dressmaker was a buxom person, handsomely dressed and rather good-looking, but much older than the gentleman in the Turkish trousers, whom she had wedded some six months before.

    Nicholas Nickleby Charles Dickens 1841

  • That having been said, my opinion of sergers is that a good "dressmaker" model of sewing machine basic utility stitches, good buttonholes, but nothing fancy is superior to a serger.

    A Thank-You Note - A Dress A Day 2008

  • He remembered Ena's protest against his friendship for a "dressmaker," and her kindness later.

    Winnie Childs The Shop Girl 1901

  • Dick standing at the gate, ruefully contemplating their name -- her name -- in juxtaposition with "dressmaker," crossed her mind directly.

    Not Like Other Girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

  • Mrs John Rokesmith sat at needlework in her neat little room, beside a basket of neat little articles of clothing, which presented so much of the appearance of being in the dolls 'dressmaker's way of business, that one might have supposed she was going to set up in opposition to Miss

    Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 1841

  • “If only you’d left the dress with Rosemary,” she said, referring to the dressmaker who had fitted the gown for her.

    HEARTBREAKER JULIE GARWOOD 2000

  • “If only you’d left the dress with Rosemary,” she said, referring to the dressmaker who had fitted the gown for her.

    HEARTBREAKER JULIE GARWOOD 2000

  • Mom was a fabulous "dressmaker", as she called herself.

    The Stitchery 2009

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