seamstress

[ seem-strisor, especially British, sem- ]

noun

1. a woman whose occupation is sewing.

seamstress

/ ˈsɛmstrɪs; ˈsɛmpstrɪs /

noun

1. a woman who sews and makes clothes, esp professionally

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seamstress¹

First recorded in 1605–15; seamst(e)r + -ess

Example Sentences

Her father owned a prosperous import business and tailoring studio, and her mother, also a seamstress, was a homemaker.

From Washington Post

Plus, having the ability to repair rips and tears yourself instead of schlepping all your stuff to the seamstress or tailor is not only convenient but cost-efficient.

From Popular-Science

His mother worked as a seamstress in Baltimore before having children and died when Norman was 12.

From Washington Post

Cook and seamstress Ada Blackjack was the sole survivor of an attempt to claim the island for Canada or the United Kingdom.

From Ozy

Over the course of 40 interviews, seamstresses, cutters and cleaners employed at Hippo Knitting factory allege verbal abuse and harassment have been rife for years.

From Time

Mavis Lilian Lever was born in Dulwich, south London, on May 5, 1921, the daughter of a postal worker and a seamstress.

From The Daily Beast

Los Angeles–based seamstress Erin Pearce makes photographic print dresses of various ‘Seinfeld’ characters.

From The Daily Beast

Keckley eventually bought her own freedom, becoming a successful seamstress and a confidante to the first lady.

From The Daily Beast

Danny, the only child of Su Zhen, a seamstress, and Yan Tao, a chef, lived in public housing on the Lower East Side.

From The Daily Beast

Her mother was a seamstress and her father drove a delivery truck for Coca-Cola.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. McAllister, finding out in some way that Violet was a clever seamstress, sent home fine linen handkerchiefs for her to hem.

From Project Gutenberg

Toward the last it was found necessary to employ an assistant, a seamstress, known of old to Mata.

From Project Gutenberg

On the doorstep stood the little seamstress ready to cast a handful of dried peas.

From Project Gutenberg

Lucy Watson, the girl whom you met in the hall just now—is my seamstress.

From Project Gutenberg

A girl should be at least eighteen or twenty before she becomes a day seamstress.

From Project Gutenberg