seamstress

English

Alternative forms

sempstress

Etymology

From seamster +‎ -ess

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (traditional) /ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/, (now more common) /ˈsiːm(p).stɹɪs/

Noun

seamstress (plural seamstresses)

A woman who sews clothes professionally.

Related terms

Translations

a woman who sews clothes professionally

Chinese:
Mandarin: 女裁縫, 女裁缝 (nǚcáifeng)
Czech: švadlena (cs) f
Danish: syerske (da)
Finnish: ompelijatar (fi)
French: couturière (fr) f
German: Näherin (de) f, Weißnäherin f
Hebrew: תופרת‎ (tophérét)
Hungarian: varrónő (hu)
Irish: bean fuála f, maintín f
Italian: sarta (it) f, cucitrice f
Japanese: 針子 (はりこ, hariko), 裁縫師 (さいほうし, saihōshi)
Macedonian: шивачка f (šívačka)

Maori: kaitui
Norwegian:
Bokmål: syerske m or f, sydame m or f

Nynorsk: syerske f, sydame f
Old English: sēamestre f
Polish: szwaczka (pl) f
Portuguese: costureira (pt) f
Romanian: croitoreasă (ro) f, cusătoreasă (ro) f (dated, rare), cuturieră f (rare)
Russian: швея́ (ru) f (švejá)
Spanish: costurera f
Swedish: sömmerska (sv) c
Volapük: (♂♀) nägan, (♂) hinägan, (♀) jinägan (vo)

Anagrams

mastresses, rest masses, restmasses

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