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seamstress

[seem-stris, sem-] / ˈsim strɪs, ˈsɛm- /
NOUN
sewer
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Husbands hired Lange and trained her as a seamstress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Skaters make sure the dresses fit OK before McKinnon and her four-person seamstress team add sparkle, which usually means a crystal count in the thousands.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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

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 series—which Mia began after she’d been doing some seamstress work—supported them for nearly a year.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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