seamster

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/ˈsiːm.stə(ɹ)/

noun

A person who sews clothes professionally.

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tailorsartor
OriginMiddle English semster ← Old English sēamestre →
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Meanings

seamster1

nounseamster (plural seamsters)

plural seamsters · alternative sempster · alternative semster

  1. A person who sews clothes professionally.

Seamster2

proper nounSeamster (plural Seamsters)

plural Seamsters

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person whose occupation is making and altering garments

Similar
tailorsartor
Broader
garmentmakergarment-workergarment workermanadult male
Also see
sartorsewersewisttailor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsēamestre“seamstress”
  2. Middle Englishsemster
  3. Englishseamster

From Middle English semster, semestre, from Old English sēamestre (“seamstress”), equivalent to seam + -ster. Cognate with Scots semistar, semstar (“seamstress”).

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Translations

Arabic خَيَّاط
  • خَيَّاط (ḵayyāṭ)person who sews clothes
Bulgarian шива́ч
  • шива́ч (šiváč)person who sews clothes
Catalan cosidor, costurer
  • cosidorperson who sews clothes
  • costurerperson who sews clothes
Chinese Mandarin 裁縫 /裁缝
  • 裁縫 /裁缝 (cáiféng)person who sews clothes
Esperanto kudristo
  • kudristoperson who sews clothes
Estonian õmbleja
  • õmblejaperson who sews clothes
Finnish ompelija
  • ompelijaperson who sews clothes
French couturier
  • couturierperson who sews clothes
German Näher
  • Näherperson who sews clothes
Norwegian Bokmål syer
  • syerperson who sews clothes
Polish szwacz
  • szwaczperson who sews clothes
Portuguese costureiro, costureira
  • costureiroperson who sews clothes
  • costureiraperson who sews clothes
Punjabi دَرْزی
  • دَرْزی (darzī)person who sews clothes
Romanian croitor, cusător
  • croitorperson who sews clothes
  • cusătorperson who sews clothes
Russian швец
  • швец (švec)person who sews clothes
Spanish costurero
  • costureroperson who sews clothes
Swedish sömmare
  • sömmareperson who sews clothes
Turkish terzi, dikişçi
  • terziperson who sews clothes
  • dikişçiperson who sews clothes
Ukrainian швач
  • швач (švač)person who sews clothes
Urdu درزی
  • درزی (darzī)person who sews clothes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

masseter
Cite this entry
APA

seamster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamster

MLA

“seamster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seamster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamster.

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