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seamstress

[seem-stris, sem-] / ˈsim strɪs, ˈsɛm- /
NOUN
sewer
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Grant, who has been a seamstress for 15 years, said she was sworn to secrecy after the first phone call which was difficult as she was "not good at keeping secrets".

From BBC May 20, 2026

Husbands hired Lange and trained her as a seamstress.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

But “Dead Lover” hews closer to Laura Moss’ modern medical take, “birth/rebirth,” and even more closely to Zelda Williams’ cute, poppy “Lisa Frankenstein,” in which a young seamstress stitches up a reanimated boyfriend.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

The son of a seamstress and a mechanic, Wirun was a straight-A student who studied at one of Thailand's top medical schools.

From Barron's Dec. 28, 2025

His mother was a seamstress, his father a white peddler who passed through every few months.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Sorcinelli, aided by 11 seamstresses, displayed the green silk forming the basis of Leo's vestment for Rimini, rolling out the sumptuous fabric onto a long table.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Time and again, the 11th-Century seamstresses who created it - who are believed to have been in England, probably Canterbury - were so skilled that the story they are telling looks like it's in 3D.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spent his teenage years in the U.S., growing up in a community of seamstresses and store owners who always found reasons to do more rather than less.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

La Perla’s prices reflect the time seamstresses spend on the work.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

Stood firm as the woman poked her skin and squeezed the ends of her hair while the other seamstresses looked on.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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