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DRESSMAKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who makes or mends dresses
Synonyms:
dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; seamstress; sempstress
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dressmaker" is a kind of...):
garment-worker; garment worker; garmentmaker (a person who makes garments)
Instance hyponyms:
Betsy Griscom Ross; Betsy Ross; Ross (American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836))