seamster
English
noun
Definitions
- A person who sews clothes professionally
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English semster inherited from Old English sēamestre (seamstress) suffix from English seam (grease, cover with grease).
Origin
English
seam
Gloss
grease, cover with grease
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- enseam English
- inseam English
- outseam English
- overseam English
- seam English
- seamed English
- seamer English
- seamfree English
- seamhead English
- seamless English
- seamlike English
- seamline English
- seamstress English
- seamstressing English
- seamstressy English
- seamy English
- sideseam English
- unseam English
- sēamestre Old English
- seem Middle English
- semster Middle English