English Explanatory Dictionary

seamster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who sews clothes professionally.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

seamster seamsters sempster semster

Etymology

From Middle English semster, semestre, from Old English sēamestre (“seamstress”), equivalent to seam + -ster. Cognate with Scots semistar, semstar (“seamstress”).

Derived words

seamstering seamstress
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