seamster

[ seem-steror, especially British, sem- ]

noun

1. a person whose occupation is sewing; tailor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seamster¹

before 1000; Middle English semster ( e ), Old English sǣmestre, sēamystre, feminine derivative of sēamere tailor; seam, -ster

Example Sentences

She now employs hundreds of artisans for BINhouse, including weavers, batik makers, seamsters and fiber workers.

From New York Times

“All the restaurants were shutting down, but the thing that was keeping them alive was Deliveroo. What I proposed would allow seamsters to keep getting orders in a contact-free way.”

From BBC

One of them is a seamster who taught two other men to sew, and they’ve been producing masks with whimsical prints — purple flowers, anchors, foxes — that they’re giving to anyone who needs one.

From Washington Post

Then, she waited another hour, losing out on a shift at a seamster’s workshop that she could ill afford to miss.

From New York Times

He left Moria, found a job as a house worker and then as a seamster, rented a house in Mytilene, the capital of Lesbos, where he has chosen to stay, his asylum application accepted.

From New York Times