NOUN | person | dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress | someone who makes or mends dresses |
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Sounds | dreh'smey.ker | |
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Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... |
Meaning | someone who makes or mends dresses. | |
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Synonyms | modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress | |
Instances | Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross | American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) |
Broader | garmentmaker, garment-worker, garment worker | A person who makes garments |
Spanish | costurera, modista, modisto, sastra | |
Catalan | costurera, modista, sastressa |
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