tailor
noun
- clothing maker or repairer
verb
- make or modify clothing
- make fit nicely
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlɚ/ / /ˈteɪlə/
name
Etymology: From tailor. Doublet of Taylor.
- A surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
noun
Etymology: 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).
- A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
“He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.”
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: 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).
- To make, repair, or alter clothes.
“We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.”
- To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
“The website was tailored to the client's needs.”
“[C]aregivers from diverse backgrounds may experience variations in the emergence of depressive symptoms, necessitating distinct strategies for support tailored to their individual needs.”
- To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.
“a narrowly tailored law”