Tailor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

adjust to a specific need or market

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪlə/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪlɚ/.

Examples

a magazine oriented towards young people
tailor your needs to your surroundings
cut a dress

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut seamster sartor sew tailor-make orient

Parts of Speech

noun	a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
verb	adjust to a specific need or market “a magazine oriented towards young people”
verb	style and tailor in a certain fashion “cut a dress”
verb	create (clothes) with cloth “Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?”

Word Forms

tailor	verb	create (clothes) with cloth
seam	noun	joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
sartorial	adjective	of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
tailor	noun	a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
sewer	noun	someone who sews
sewing	noun	needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
tailoring	noun	the occupation of a tailor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schneider

eine Person, deren Beruf darin besteht, Kleidungsstücke herzustellen und zu ändern

🇫🇷French

tailleur

une personne dont l'occupation consiste à confectionner et à modifier des vêtements

🇪🇸Spanish

sastre

una persona cuya ocupación es confeccionar y modificar prendas de vestir

🇮🇹Italian

sarto

una persona la cui occupazione è realizzare e modificare indumenti

🇳🇱Dutch

kleermaker

iemand wiens beroep het maken en verstellen van kleding is

🇵🇹Portuguese

alfaiate

uma pessoa cuja ocupação é fazer e alterar roupas

🇷🇺Russian

портной

человек, чьей профессией является изготовление и переделка одежды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दर्जी

एक व्यक्ति जिसका व्यवसाय वस्त्र बनाना और बदलना है

🇧🇩Bengali

দর্জি

একজন ব্যক্তি যার পেশা পোশাক তৈরি এবং পরিবর্তন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தையல்காரர்

ஆடைகளைத் தயாரித்து மாற்றுவதைத் தொழிலாகக் கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దర్జీ

వస్త్రాలను తయారు చేయడం మరియు మార్చడం వృత్తిగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिंपी

एक व्यक्ती ज्याचा व्यवसाय कपडे बनवणे आणि बदलणे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દરજી

એક વ્યક્તિ જેનો વ્યવસાય વસ્ત્રો બનાવવા અને બદલવાનો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೈಲರ್

ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಯಾರಿಸುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವುದು ಅವರ ಉದ್ಯೋಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തയ്യൽക്കാരൻ

വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ നിർമ്മിക്കുകയും മാറ്റുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਜ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਕਿੱਤਾ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਬਦਲਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

درزی

ایک شخص جس کا پیشہ لباس بنانا اور تبدیل کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裁缝

职业是制作和修改服装的人

🇯🇵Japanese

仕立て屋

衣服を作ったり、直したりすることを職業とする人

🇰🇷Korean

재단사

옷을 만들고 수선하는 일을 직업으로 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thợ may

một người có nghề nghiệp là may và sửa quần áo

🇹🇭Thai

ช่างตัดเสื้อ

ผู้ที่มีอาชีพทำและดัดแปลงเครื่องนุ่งห่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyesuaikan

orang yang pekerjaannya membuat dan mengubah pakaian

🇵🇭Filipino

sastre

isang tao na ang hanapbuhay ay paggawa at pagpapalit ng mga kasuotan

🇲🇾Malay

tukang jahit

seseorang yang pekerjaannya membuat dan menukar pakaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خياط

من كان عمله صناعة الملابس وتبديلها

🇮🇷Persian

خیاط

شخصی که شغلش ساختن و تغییر لباس است

🇹🇷Turkish

terzi

Mesleği giysi yapmak ve değiştirmek olan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַתְאִים

אדם שעיסוקו הוא ייצור ושינוי בגדים

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The primary meaning of 'tailor' is 'a person whose occupation is making and altering garments'.

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