Tailor - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈteɪlər|  American pronunciation of the word tailor
Brit.  |ˈteɪlə|  British pronunciation of the word tailor

noun

- a person whose occupation is making and altering garments (syn: sartor)

verb

- adjust to a specific need or market (syn: orient)
tailor your needs to your surroundings
- style and tailor in a certain fashion (syn: cut)
- create (clothes) with cloth (syn: sew)

Extra examples

I had my suit tailored.

They tailored the show for younger audiences.

Professor's report was tailored to an audience of businessmen.

Treatment is tailored to the needs of each patient.

The classes are tailored to suit learners' needs.

We tailored the part specifically for her.

The tailor makes the man. посл.

The tailor took his measurements, and his waist measurement is 36 inches.

There is a workroom at the back of the tailor's shop.

Good heavens, man, do I pay you to stand about like a tailor's dummy?

The sewing-machine is the instrument of the tailor in the making of a coat.

I have given this tailor my custom for many years

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: tailor
he/she/it: tailors
present participle: tailoring
past tense: tailored
past participle: tailored
noun
singular: tailor
plural: tailors
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