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tailor
English
Alternative forms
- tailour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, from Late Latin tali?, from Latin t?lea (“a cutting”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?te?l?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?te?l?/
- Homophone: tailer
- Rhymes: -e?l?(?)
Noun
tailor (plural tailors)
- A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
- (Australia) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- 1880, New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, Journal (volume 30, part 3, page 460)
- 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.
- 1880, New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, Journal (volume 30, part 3, page 460)
Synonyms
- (fish): bluefish
Derived terms
Related terms
- dressmaker
- seamster
Translations
Verb
tailor (third-person singular simple present tailors, present participle tailoring, simple past and past participle tailored)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
- (transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
- (transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
Translations
See also
- Taylor
References
- Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, Landsdowne Publishing, 1990, ?ISBN.
Anagrams
- Liator, Rialto, Triola
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snipper
English
Etymology
snip +? -er
Noun
snipper (plural snippers)
- Agent noun of to snip; a person or thing that snips.
- A tool used for snipping.
Anagrams
- Nippers, nippers, prespin
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?p?r
Noun
snipper c (plural snippers, diminutive snippertje n)
- a shred, a snippet
Derived terms
- snipperen
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