seamstress
noun
seam·stress
| \ ˈsēm(p)-strəs also ˈsem(p)-
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Definition of seamstress
: a woman whose occupation is sewing
Examples of seamstress in a Sentence
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Then Malik loses his job at the local Vauxhall auto plant, and pressure on the whole family, including Javed’s seamstress mother, Noor (Meera Ganatra), goes up several notches. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Blinded by the Light’ irresistibly blends Bruce Springsteen and Bollywood," 15 Aug. 2019 Then Malik loses his job at the local Vauxhall auto plant, and pressure on the whole family, including Javed’s seamstress mother, Noor (Meera Ganatra), goes up several notches. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Blinded by the Light’ irresistibly blends Bruce Springsteen and Bollywood," 14 Aug. 2019 And two of their seamstresses were at the All Star Game. — Michael Mcknight, SI.com, "'He Pitched for Me': How the Angels Honored Tyler Skaggs in the Most Emotional No-Hitter in MLB History," 15 July 2019 His father was a trader and corn farmer; his mother was a seamstress. — Washington Post, "Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge’s infamous ‘Brother Number Two,’ dies at 93," 4 Aug. 2019 His father was a trader and corn farmer; his mother was a seamstress. — William Branigin, BostonGlobe.com, "Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge’s infamous ‘Brother No. 2,’ 93," 4 Aug. 2019 His father sold insurance, and his mother was a seamstress and homemaker. — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, "Andrew Dibner, Medical Alert Pioneer, Is Dead at 93," 11 July 2019 There’s the doddering seamstress, Kate Tardwell (Belinda Bremner), who can’t find the spectacles on her own head. — Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, "'Elizabeth Rex' at Oak Park Festival Theatre is a worthy 'distraction' for Shakespeare fans," 17 June 2019 Designed in 1776 by Betsey Ross, a Quaker seamstress in Philadelphia during the American Revolution, the flag has come to represent slavery and white supremacy. — Channing Hargrove, refinery29.com, "Colin Kaepernick Told Nike To Pull A Betsey Ross Flag Shoe — & They Did," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seamstress.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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seamstress
noun
English Language Learners Definition of seamstress
: a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job
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seamstress
noun
seam·stress
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Kids Definition of seamstress
: a woman who sews especially for a living
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