seamster

See also: Seamster

English

Alternative forms

sempster
semster (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English semster, semestre, from Old English sēamestre (“seamstress”), equivalent to seam +‎ -ster. Cognate with Scots semistar, semstar (“seamstress”).

Noun

seamster (plural seamsters)

A person who sews clothes professionally

Translations

person who sews clothes

Finnish: ompelija (fi)
Galician: costureiro (gl) m, costureira (gl) f
German: Näher (de) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: syer m

Nynorsk: syar m

Polish: szwacz (pl) m
Portuguese: alfaiate (pt) m
Romanian: croitor (ro) m, cusător m (dated, rare)
Swedish: sömmare c

Anagrams

Maestres, masseter, measters, smearest, steamers, streames

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