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1. (n.) tailor
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, esp. suits, coats, and other outer garments.
2. (v.t.) tailor
to make by tailor's work.
3. tailor
to fashion or adapt to a particular taste, purpose, need, etc.:
tailoring the news to government specifications.
4. tailor
to fit or furnish with clothing.
5. (v.i.) tailor
to do the work of a tailor.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF tailleor=taill(ier) to cut (< LL tāliāre, der. of L tālea a cutting; cf. tally ) +-or-or3)
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| Definition of 'Tailor' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) tailor, seamster, sartor
a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
2. (verb) tailor, orient
adjust to a specific need or market
"a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"
3. (verb) cut, tailor
style and tailor in a certain fashion
"cut a dress"
4. (verb) sew, tailor, tailor-make
create (clothes) with cloth
"Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"
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| Definition of 'Tailor' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Tailor
one whose occupation is to cut out and make men's garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer garments
2. (noun) Tailor
the mattowacca; -- called also tailor herring
3. (noun) Tailor
the silversides
4. (noun) Tailor
the goldfish
5. (verb) Tailor
to practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a tailor
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Sense: a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc
He has his clothes made by a London tailor.
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 Afrikaans: kleremaker |
 Arabic: خَيّاط |
 Bulgarian: шивач |
 Brazilian: alfaiate |
 Czech: krejčí |
 German: der/die Schneider(in) |
 Danish: skrædder |
 Greek: ράφτης |
 Spanish: sastre |
 Estonian: rätsep |
 Farsi: خیاط |
 Finnish: räätäli |
 French: tailleur, couturière |
 Hebrew: חַייָט |
 Hindi: दर्जी |
 Croatian: krojač |
 Hungarian: szabó |
 Indonesian: penjahit |
 Icelandic: klæðskeri |
 Italian: sarto |
 Japanese: 洋服屋 |
 Korean: 재봉사 |
 Lithuanian: siuvėjas |
 Latvian: drēbnieks |
 Malay: tukang jahit |
 Dutch: kleermaker |
 Norwegian: skredder |
 Polish: krawiec |
 Portuguese: alfaiate |
 Romanian: croitor |
 Russian: портной |
 Slovak: krajčír |
 Slovenian: krojač |
 Serbian: krojač |
 Swedish: skräddare |
 Thai: ช่างตัดเสื้อ |
 Turkish: terzi |
 Taiwanese: 裁縫 |
 Ukrainian: кравець |
 Urdu: درزي، خياط |
 Vietnamese: thợ may |
 Chinese: 裁缝 |
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