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tailor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈteɪlɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈteɪlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin tālea Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin tāliō Old French taillierder. Old French tailleorder. Anglo-Norman taillourbor. Middle English taillour English tailor 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).

Meanings

  1. A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
    • He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.
  2. (Australia) 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. 1880, New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, Journal (volume 30, part 3, page 460)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
taylor alternative, obsolete lexicographic
tailors Number=Plur lexicographic
taylour alternative, obsolete lexicographic
tailour alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

tailor-make · tailor make · merchant tailor · tailorcraft · tailorly · tailor's dummy · tailor-fashion · tailor's ham · tailorlike · tailorage · tailor's muscle · tailor-style · tailorbird · tailor's goose · tinker tailor grass · Tooley Street tailor · tailor's chalk · tailordom · tailorman · tailorwise · tailor-made · tailorhood · tailorize · tailorism · tailorship · tailorless · tailoress

Descendants

télọ̀ · teiliwr · tēlà · tajloro · టైలర్ · టైలరు

Relateds

detail · tally

Synonyms

bluefish · needleworker · tailorer

Translations (203)

eu jostun (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · oc sastre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · th ช่างตัดเสื้อ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mk кро́јач (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ka თერძი (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tpi man bilong samapim klos (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ast sastre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mga táilliúr (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · gv thalhear (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nrf couôtuthiéthe (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · it sarta (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mn үйлчин (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · alt кийим кӧктӧӧр ус (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · eo virtajloro (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ang sēamere (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · non skraddari (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · bg шива́чка (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sq rrobaqepëse (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · as দৰ্জী (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pl krawcowa (female tailor) · pga terezi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · lt siuvėja (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sw mshonaji (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · vi thợ may (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · yue 裁縫 /裁缝 (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ast alfayate (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · cs krejčí (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pl krawczyni (female tailor) · roa-ole alfayat (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ur دَرْزی (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tr dikici (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pl krawczyni (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sq arnuese (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mk шнајдер (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ky машинечи (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nb skredderske (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · gl xastre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · uz mashinachi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ja テーラー (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ru швец (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nds-de Sniederin (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ca sastre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · lad shastre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · la sartor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · az biçər (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · liv skrūodõr (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · es modisto (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · fi räätäli (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sk krajčír (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · cy teiliwr (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · kmr xeyat (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · yi שנײַדער (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sq rrobaqepës (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · eo tajlorino (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · arz خياط (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · fa-ira دوزَنْدِه (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ga táilliúir (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · kk тігінші (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sk krajčírka (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tg дарзӣ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · bg шива́ч (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mk терзија (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · et rätsep (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sv skrädderska (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ko 재단사 (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ur خَیَّاط (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · cmn 裁縫師傅 /裁缝师傅 (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · el ράφτης (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ja 仕立て屋 (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ar خَيَّاط (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mi kaitui (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · rue крайчир (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · la vestificus (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nrf couôtuthyi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ro croitoreasă (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · is klæðskeri (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · az dərzi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nds-de Snieder (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · uz tikuvchi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mt ħajjat (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · bn দর্জি (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ug تىكىمچى (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nl kleermaakster (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · lv šuvējs (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tk tikinçi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pa ਦਰਜ਼ੀ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sh кро̀ја̄ч (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · orv шьвьць (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · te దర్జీ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mnc ᡮᠠᡳᡶᡠᠩ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · da skrædderske (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · br kemener (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · el ράπτης (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nb skredder (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tl mananahi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mt ħajjata (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ru швея́ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · fa-ira دَرْزی (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ar تَرْزِيَّة (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sl krojáč (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pa ਦਰਜ਼ਣ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · km ជាងកាត់ខោអាវ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · fo skraddari (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · grc ῥαφιδεύς (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tt тегүче (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mg mpanjaitra (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · de Schneiderin (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ps خياط (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · is skraddari (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ky тикмечи (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · vo jiskrädan (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sh kròjāč (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ka მკერავი (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sv skräddare (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · gl alfaiate (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · rsk сабол (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · hu szabó (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pl krawiec (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · uk кравчи́ня (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sq arnues (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · fa-ira خَیَّاط (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · uk краве́ць (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ba тегенсе (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · hy դերձակ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · gu દરજી (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · fi vaatturi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nds-de Sniedersch (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ro croitor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nds-de Sniedersche (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tpi meri bilong samapim klos (female tailor) · vo hiskrädan (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · es modista (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pdt Schnieda (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pl krawcowa (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · be краве́ц (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · be краўчы́ха (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · la sartrīx (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · lv drēbnieks (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · fr tailleuse (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · bn দরজী (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tg либосдӯз (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tr terzi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · la scissor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · hi दर्ज़ी (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · he חַיָּט (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · az tikişçi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ar خَيَّاطَة (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · vo skrädan (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · hu szabónő (female tailor) · lt siuvėjas (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · de Schneider (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ru портни́ха (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · lad שאסטרי (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ang sēamestre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · la vestitor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · it sarto (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ca sastressa (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ar تَرْزِي (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sh кроја̀чица (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ta தையற்கலைஞர் (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nl kleermaker (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · yo télọ̀ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · oc sartre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · my အပ်ချုပ်သမား (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · kw tregher (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tg мошиначӣ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tl sastre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · es sastre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ru портно́й (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tg дӯзанда (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · fr tailleur (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · nn skreddar (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tg хайёт (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ota ترزی (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · eo tajloro (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pms sartor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ast xastre (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sl krojáčica (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · bn দরজি (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · es costurero (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · tr dikişçi (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ota دیكیشجی (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · cmn 裁縫 /裁缝 (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · rsk скравец (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · mk кро́јачка (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · rsk шнайдер (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · yo aránṣọ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · pt alfaiate (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · acw خَيَّاط (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · sh krojàčica (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · cs krejčíř (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · el μόδιστρος m μοδίστρα (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · izh ompelija (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · arz ترزي (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · es alfayate (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · yi שנײַדערקע (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · id penjahit (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ce тегархо (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · da skrædder (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · kmr terzî (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · ms tukang jahit (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · lo ຊ່າງຕັດເຄື່ອງຜູ້ຊາຍ (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) · gd tàillear (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession)

tailor en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈteɪlɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈteɪlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin tālea Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin tāliō Old French taillierder. Old French tailleorder. Anglo-Norman taillourbor. Middle English taillour English tailor 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).

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
    • We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
    • [C]aregivers from diverse backgrounds may experience variations in the emergence of depressive symptoms, necessitating distinct strategies for support tailored to their individual needs. 2024 December 16, Amanda M. Y. Chu, Damen H. Y. Woo, Agnes Tiwari, Helina Yuk, Mike K. P. So, “Which types of family caregivers are more prone to developing depression? Leveraging non-financial social support to mitigate depression”, in Current Psychology, →DOI:
    • The website was tailored to the client's needs.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
    • a narrowly tailored law

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tailored Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tailored Tense=Past lexicographic
taylour alternative, obsolete lexicographic
tailour alternative, obsolete lexicographic
taylor alternative, obsolete lexicographic
tailoring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tailors Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

retailor · tailorable · tailorability

Relateds

Taylor

Synonyms

shape · shape · fit · fit

Translations (50)

mk скројува (restrict something to particular need) · ms jahit (make, repair, or alter clothing) · cmn 量身定做 (make, repair, or alter clothing) · es entallar (adapt for a specific need) · pl dopasować (adapt for a specific need) · sh кројити (restrict something to particular need) · mk крои (make, repair, or alter clothing) · nl aanpassen (restrict something to particular need) · ro croi (make, repair, or alter clothing) · pl szyć (make, repair, or alter clothing) · ru шить (make, repair, or alter clothing) · sh krojiti (restrict something to particular need) · sh ukrojiti (restrict something to particular need) · fr adapter (restrict something to particular need) · pl dopasowywać (adapt for a specific need) · nl op maat maken (make, repair, or alter clothing) · nl afstemmen (restrict something to particular need) · sl krojiti (make, repair, or alter clothing) · es aportar (adapt for a specific need) · es cohonestar (adapt for a specific need) · pl dopasowywać (restrict something to particular need) · ro adapta (restrict something to particular need) · fi räätälöidä (adapt for a specific need) · nl afstemmen (adapt for a specific need) · bg шия (make, repair, or alter clothing) · de zuschneiden (restrict something to particular need) · sh укројити (restrict something to particular need) · sh krojiti (make, repair, or alter clothing) · fi räätälöidä (restrict something to particular need) · it calibrare (adapt for a specific need) · ro adapta (adapt for a specific need) · sv skräddarsy (restrict something to particular need) · pt adaptar (restrict something to particular need) · pt alfaiatar (make, repair, or alter clothing) · de schneidern (make, repair, or alter clothing) · de anpassen (restrict something to particular need) · sh кројити (make, repair, or alter clothing) · sv anpassa (restrict something to particular need) · es confeccionar (make, repair, or alter clothing) · ru приспоса́бливать (restrict something to particular need) · ka გაკერავს (make, repair, or alter clothing) · sl ukrojiti (restrict something to particular need) · pt ajustar (restrict something to particular need) · fi korjailla (make, repair, or alter clothing) · pl dopasować (restrict something to particular need) · es entallar (restrict something to particular need) · no skredde (adapt for a specific need) · cmn 度身訂造 /度身订造 (make, repair, or alter clothing) · nl kleermaken (make, repair, or alter clothing) · fi räätälöidä (make, repair, or alter clothing)