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seamstress

/ˈsimstɹɪs/SEEM-stris
/ˈsimstɹɪs/SEEM-stris

Meaninga person who sews

Common meaning: a woman who sews professionally

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishseamestre‘a person who sews’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsemstersource
  3. Englishseamstress‘a woman who sews professionally’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English seamestre ‘a person who sews’.

Roots

  • seamestre Old English “a person who sews”

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