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seamstress

[seem-stris, sem-] / ˈsim strɪs, ˈsɛm- /
NOUN
sewer
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Welsh described Hogg as a "punk-rock Paisley seamstress".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Originally from a poor and mountainous district of Bamiyan, Rahesh worked for five years in construction in Iran, where his wife Marzia was a seamstress.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Tired of wearing the clothes that his seamstress mother made for him, Strachan raised money for shopping by working on a fishing boat, spending weeks at a time at sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

The only person to show up on the departure date, however, is Ada, 22, a seamstress and house cleaner who is terrified of polar bears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

One afternoon, her head spinning with these thoughts, she passed the church on her way back to the seamstress, and the black iron gate to the cemetery was hanging open.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo