dressmaker
/'dres,meikə/
Definition
Noun: A person whose occupation is to design, make, or alter women's clothing, especially dresses, gowns, and similar garments.
Usage
The word "dressmaker" is a countable noun. It refers specifically to a professional, often skilled in custom-fitting garments. It is more specific than the general term "tailor," which can apply to makers of various types of clothing.
Examples
- She is an excellent dressmaker who creates beautiful wedding gowns.
- My grandmother was a dressmaker and made all her own clothes.
- I need to take this skirt to the dressmaker to have it taken in.
Advanced Usage
- "To be a dressmaker": To have the profession of making dresses.
- Her ambition was to be a dressmaker for the theater.
- The term can imply a high level of skill in working with delicate fabrics and creating fitted garments, often for individual clients.
Variants and Related Words
- Dressmaking (n): The craft or occupation of making dresses and women's clothes.
- She studied dressmaking at a fashion college.
- Seamstress (n): A woman who sews, especially professionally. This term is often used interchangeably with "dressmaker," though it can sometimes imply more general sewing work.
- Tailor (n): A person whose occupation is making, altering, or repairing clothing, typically with a focus on menswear or structured garments like suits.
Synonyms
- Couturier (n): A fashion designer who manufactures and sells high-fashion clothing. (A more elevated term, often for high-end fashion.)
- Seamstress (n): (See Variants and Related Words).
- Modiste (n): A maker or seller of fashionable women's clothing, especially hats and dresses. (Somewhat old-fashioned.)
Idioms and Phrases
- Dressmaker's dummy (also mannequin or dress form): A life-sized model of the human body used by dressmakers for fitting clothes.
- The dressmaker's dummy stood in the corner of her studio.
Noun
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someone who makes or mends dresses
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