Definition of tailor Tailor

/tejˈlɚ/ - [teyler] - tai•lor

We found 20 definitions of tailor from 8 different sources.

What does tailor mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: tailors
tailor - a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
		seamster, sartor
		garment-worker, garment worker, garmentmaker a person who makes garments
Verb tailors, tailoring, tailored
tailor - adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"
		orient
		adapt, accommodate make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"
		sew, tailor-make
		fashion, forge make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
		run up pile up (debts or scores)
		quilt create by stitching together
tailor - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"
		cut
		design intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"
		fashion characteristic or habitual practice
		gore wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

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Wiktionary

tailor (Noun)
A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
tailor (Noun)
The fish Pomatomus saltatrix .
tailor (Verb)
To make, repair, or alter clothes.
tailor (Verb)
To make or adapt something for a specific need.
tailor (Verb)
To restrict something in order to meet a particular need.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

tailor (n.)
One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer garments.
tailor (n.)
The mattowacca; -- called also tailor herring.
tailor (n.)
The silversides.
tailor (n.)
The goldfish.
tailor (v. i.)
To practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a tailor.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

tailor
Someone who professionally manufactures clothing.
tailor
To style and tailor in a certain fashion.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

tailor
tāl′ur, n. one whose business is to cut out and make men's clothes:—fem. Tail′oress.—v.i. to work as a tailor.—v.t. to make clothes for.—ns. Tail′or-bird, one of several Oriental small passerine birds which sew leaves together to form a nest: Tail′oring, the business or work of a tailor.—adj. Tail′or-made, made by a tailor, esp. of plain, close-fitting garments for women, in imitation of men's. [Fr. tailleur—tailler, to cut.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

tailor
One who takes your measure on first sight, gives you a fit, sews you up and follows suit until paid.

Wikipedia

A tailor is a person whose job is to make clothes to fit people. A tailor might make a new piece of clothing, or change an item so that it fits better. They also mend (fix) clothes. A tailor is also called a seamster, or a seamstress for a woman.

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tailor, verb, present, 1st person singular of tailor (infinitive).
tailor, verb (infinitive).
tailor, noun, singular of tailors.

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