What part of speech is tailor?

Tailor can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. tailor is a verb, present, 1st person singular of tailor (infinitive).
  • 2. tailor is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. tailor is a noun, singular of tailors.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does tailor mean?

Definitions

Verb

tailor - adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"
tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"
tailor - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"

Noun

tailor - a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

Examples of tailor

#   Sentence  
1. verb Tailor your needs to your surroundings.
2. verb I've traveled to all of these places and could certainly tailor a trip to your needs based on budget, actual time allowed, your likes and dislikes.
3. verb We all self-censor, often without even realising it, that is, we tailor our words and actions to suit the occasion.
4. noun The actor used to have the tailor make his suits.
5. noun The tailor makes the man.
6. noun He bound his son to a tailor.
7. noun Father always has the tailor make his suits.
8. noun In 1912, the Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt died jumping off the first floor of the Eiffel Tower while trying out his new invention, the parachute coat, which did not work...
9. noun My tailor is rich.
10. noun In the summers, I cut clothes at the tailor's shop.
11. noun Two male tailors work at the tailor's shop.
12. noun Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor's bills, and the like. If the Platonic stage lasts a little too long, the affair grows ruinous.
13. noun The father is a tailor.
14. noun That tailor always uses very good material.
15. noun Tom is a pretty good tailor.
16. noun The tailor thought that the garment fit perfectly, but the customer complained and said the garment was short and the fabric poor and coarse.
17. noun I don't trust the tailor.
18. noun A long time ago, there lived a tailor who had three sons, but only one goat.
Sentence  
verb
Tailor your needs to your surroundings.
I've traveled to all of these places and could certainly tailor a trip to your needs based on budget, actual time allowed, your likes and dislikes.
We all self-censor, often without even realising it, that is, we tailor our words and actions to suit the occasion.
noun
The actor used to have the tailor make his suits.
The tailor makes the man.
He bound his son to a tailor.
Father always has the tailor make his suits.
In 1912, the Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt died jumping off the first floor of the Eiffel Tower while trying out his new invention, the parachute coat, which did not work...
My tailor is rich.
In the summers, I cut clothes at the tailor's shop.
Two male tailors work at the tailor's shop.
Only a poor man knows what such a passion costs in cab-hire, gloves, linen, tailor's bills, and the like. If the Platonic stage lasts a little too long, the affair grows ruinous.
The father is a tailor.
That tailor always uses very good material.
Tom is a pretty good tailor.
The tailor thought that the garment fit perfectly, but the customer complained and said the garment was short and the fabric poor and coarse.
I don't trust the tailor.
A long time ago, there lived a tailor who had three sons, but only one goat.

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