tailor

CEFRB1

/ˈteɪlɚ/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A person who makes or alters clothes.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make or adapt something for a particular purpose.

Examples

  • The actor used to have the tailor make his suits.

  • The tailor makes the man.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

  2. To make, repair, or alter clothes.

  3. A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

More examples

In context

  • He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.

  • We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.

  • The tailor — is that a sea fish — a line fish? It is a sea fish, but not a line fish. They will bite at a line, but they are not a fish you can depend on with the line.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, from Late Latin tāliō, from Latin tālea (“a cutting”). Doublet of tailleur. Compare typologically German Schneider (akin to English snithe); Macedonian кројач (krojač), Polish krawiec (akin to Proto-Slavic *krojiti).