tailor

See also: Tailor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, from Late Latin talio, from Latin talea (“a cutting”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tailor (plural tailors)

  1. A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
    He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.
  2. (Australia) The fish Pomatomus saltatrix.

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Translations
Pomatomus saltatrix — see bluefish
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Verb

tailor (third-person singular simple present tailors, present participle tailoring, simple past and past participle tailored)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
    We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.
  2. (transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
    The website was tailored to the client's needs.
  3. (transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
    a narrowly tailored law

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References
  • Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, Landsdowne Publishing, 1990, →ISBN.

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