couturier

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kuˈtjʊərieɪ/, /kuˈtʊərieɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kuˈtʊriɚ, -iˌeɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅ tŏŏr′ē ā′, -ē ər, -tŏŏr′yā; Fr. ko̅o̅ ty ryā′)


Inflections of 'couturier' (n): npl: couturiers

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cou•tu•ri•er /kuˈtʊriɚ, -iˌeɪ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga person who works in couture:high-priced Hollywood couturiers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cou•tu•ri•er  (ko̅o̅ tŏŏr′ē ā′, -ē ər, -tŏŏr′yā; Fr. ko̅o̅ ty ryā′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tu•riers 
    (-tŏŏr′ē āz′, -ē ərz, -tŏŏr′yāz; Fr. -ty ryā′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Clothinga person who designs, makes, and sells fashionable clothes for women.
  • French, Old French; see couture, -ier2
  • 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
couturier / kuːˈtʊərɪˌeɪ kutyrje/
  1. a person who designs, makes, and sells fashion clothes for women
Etymology: from French: dressmaker; see couturecouturière / kuːˌtuːrɪˈɛə kutyrjɛr/
'couturier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Balenciaga - Balmain - Cardin - Courrèges - Dior - Hartnell - Saint-Laurent - Worth - couture - couturière

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