seamstress

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːmstrəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsimstrɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sēm′stris or, esp. Brit., sem′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
seam•stress /ˈsimstrɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Pronounsa woman who sews, esp. as a profession.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
seam•stress  (sēm′stris or, esp. Brit., sem′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pronounsa woman whose occupation is sewing.
Also, sempstress. 
  • seamst(e)r + -ess 1605–15
    See -ess. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
seamstress / ˈsiːmstrəs ˈsɛm-/, (rarely)sempstress / ˈsɛmpstrɪs/
  1. a woman who sews and makes clothes, esp professionally
'seamstress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ess - midinette - needlewoman - sempstress - stress

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