stitcher

/'stitʃə/

Thân thiện

A stitcher carefully sews the final hem on a blue dress.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who stitches: A stitcher is someone who sews or joins materials together using a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
   • A garment worker who performs finishing steps: In the garment industry, a stitcher specifically refers to a worker who completes the final sewing and assembly of clothing items.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She is a skilled stitcher who can mend any tear perfectly.
  • The factory employs dozens of stitchers to assemble the final products.

Advanced Usage

• "Master stitcher": An expert or highly skilled person in sewing.
  • After decades of experience, she was recognized as a master stitcher in the tailoring guild.

Variants and Related Words

• Stitch (verb/noun): The act of sewing or a single loop of thread.
  • She learned to stitch by hand.
• Stitching (noun): A series of stitches; the work produced by sewing.
  • The stitching on this leather bag is very durable.

Synonyms

• Seamstress/Tailor: A person whose occupation is sewing, especially one who makes clothing.
• Sewer: A person who sews. (Note: This is pronounced /ˈsoʊ.ər/ to distinguish it from the infrastructure word).

Related Phrases

• "A stitcher in time": A playful adaptation of the idiom "A stitch in time saves nine," referring to someone who fixes problems promptly.
  • As the team's fixer, he was a true stitcher in time.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps