Used in a Sentence

dressmaker

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dressmaker.

Editorial note

Word is a replacement for notepad like a chainsaw is a replacement for a pair of dressmaker's shears.

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Quick take

A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dressmaker gathered in one view.

noun

A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dressmaker.

Example sentences

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Word is a replacement for notepad like a chainsaw is a replacement for a pair of dressmaker's shears.

2

Will those videos or that dressmaker's dummy have any artistic value in the future?

3

My wife is a dressmaker so I know every word you mentioned.

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When men do get criticized for nudity, it's usually in a circumstance where the nudity is being interpreted as a threat, such as a flasher, which is a very different situation than posting a video of laser-cutting a dressmaker's dummy.

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Woman must be a cook, but not a competitive cook; a school mistress, but not a competitive schoolmistress; a house-decorator but not a competitive house-decorator; a dressmaker, but not a competitive dressmaker.

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His father was Abraham Zapruder [the Dallas dressmaker who shot the famous film of the assassination.] I knew the Zapruders very well, and had been in their home many times.

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Hush, the babies are sleeping, the farmers, the fishers, the tradesmen and pensioners, cobbler, schoolteacher, postman and publican, the undertaker and the fancy woman, drunkard, dressmaker, preacher, \ policeman, the webfoot cocklewomen and the tidy wives.

Quote examples

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The expression you may be looking for is "a dressmaker's dummy".

Proper noun examples

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Lincoln's Dressmaker, flip through it in a bookstore before you buy it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dressmaker in a sentence?

Word is a replacement for notepad like a chainsaw is a replacement for a pair of dressmaker's shears.

What does dressmaker mean?

A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.

What part of speech is dressmaker?

dressmaker is commonly used as noun.