Etymology

shapester

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Today it means: A seamstress; dressmaker; tailor Full definition →

Middle English schapestere
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromschapestere“one who cuts; barber; tailor”
  2. English todayshapester

From Middle English schapestere (“one who cuts; barber; tailor”), equivalent to shape + -ster.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishschapestere all →

shepster

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