seamster

seamster
/seem"steuhr/ or, esp. Brit., /sem"-/, n.
a person whose occupation is sewing; tailor.
[bef. 1000; ME semster(e), OE saemestre, seamystre, fem. deriv. of seamere tailor; see SEAM, -STER]

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