tailor
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tailor¹
- /ˈteɪlɚ/ US
- /ˈteɪlə/ UK
Sounds like tailer · Rhymes with -eɪlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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).
noun tailors · tailour · taylor · taylour
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A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.
Similar: needleworker, tailorer
-
Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
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.
Similar: bluefish
verb tailors · tailoring · tailored · tailour · taylor
Tailor²
Where it comes from
From tailor. Doublet of Taylor.
proper noun Tailors
- A surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sartor, tailor-make, sew, shoehorn, cut, style, seamstress, dress, outfit, suit, wrap, linen, taylor, cutter, made, resilient
Translations
Every language
noun person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession
| Español | sastre, modisto, modista, costurero, alfayate |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재단사 jaedansa |
| 日本語 | 仕立て屋 shitateya, テーラー tērā |
| 中文 | 裁縫 /裁缝 cáifeng, 裁縫師傅 /裁缝师傅 cáifeng shīfu |
| हिन्दी | दर्ज़ी darzī |
| Kiswahili | mshonaji |
| Português | alfaiate |
| Français | tailleur, tailleuse |
| Deutsch | Schneider, Schneiderin |
| Italiano | sarto, sarta |
| Ελληνικά | ράπτης ráptis, ράφτης ráftis, μόδιστρος m μοδίστρα módistros |
| Română | croitor, croitoreasă |
| Русский | портно́й portnój, портни́ха portníxa, швец švec, швея́ švejá |
| Tiếng Việt | thợ may |
| العربية | خَيَّاط ḵayyāṭ, خَيَّاطَة ḵayyāṭa, تَرْزِي tarzī, تَرْزِيَّة tarziyya |
| עברית | חַיָּט khayát |
verb make, repair, or alter clothing
| Español | confeccionar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 量身定做 |
| Português | alfaiatar |
| Deutsch | schneidern |
| Română | croi |
| Русский | шить šitʹ |
verb adapt for a specific need
| Español | entallar, cohonestar, aportar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | calibrare |
| Română | adapta |
verb restrict something to particular need
| Español | entallar |
|---|---|
| Português | adaptar, ajustar |
| Français | adapter |
| Deutsch | zuschneiden, anpassen |
| Română | adapta |
| Русский | приспоса́бливать prisposáblivatʹ |
Talk about this word "tailor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tailor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tailor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tailor "tailor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tailor.Cite this
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title = {tailor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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