dressmaker

[ dres-mey-ker ]

noun

1. a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.

adjective

1. (of women's clothing) having soft lines or elaborate detail.

dressmaker

/ ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person whose occupation is making clothes, esp for women

Derived Forms

• ˈdressˌmaking, noun

Other Words From

• dressmaking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dressmaker¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; dress + maker

Example Sentences

A petition written by Etsy dressmaker Kristi Cassidy became the centerpiece of the strike, calling for changes in other fees related to advertising, perks for top sellers, and more.

From Time

This version of Ella isn’t just trying to land a prince, but a successful career as a dressmaker.

From Time

She certainly does not feel the need for a full time dressmaker like Angela Kelly.

From The Daily Beast

She grew up in luxury surrounded by staff, including a dressmaker who taught Margit how to make doll clothes.

From The Daily Beast

An interest in fashion ran in the family—her mother was a dressmaker and her father once worked as a shoe salesman.

From The Daily Beast

Words that form the credo of any artist who has hit her stride, be she painter, writer, or dressmaker.

From The Daily Beast

Her book, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana , will be published by HarperCollins in March 2011.

From The Daily Beast

Her clothes were good and new, but some desolate dressmaker had contrived to invest them with an air of hopeless dowdiness.

From Project Gutenberg

It appears that some years before her marriage she had worked as dressmaker for the Birotteaus.

From Project Gutenberg

The inexorable dressmaker cannot conceal from Caroline the fact that her form is altered.

From Project Gutenberg

She is an admirable young woman, and was a dressmaker before he married her.

From Project Gutenberg

The designing and cutting are the work of a head dressmaker.

From Project Gutenberg