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tai·lor
(tā′lər)n.
One that makes, repairs, and alters garments such as suits, coats, and dresses.
v. tai·lored, tai·lor·ing, tai·lors
v.tr.
1. To make (a garment), especially to specific requirements or measurements.
2. To fit or provide (a person) with clothes made to that person's measurements.
3. To make, alter, or adapt for a particular end or purpose: a speech that was tailored to an audience of business leaders.
v.intr.
To pursue the trade of a tailor.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, to cut, from Late Latin tāliāre, from Latin tālea, a cutting.]
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tailor
(ˈteɪlə)n
1. (Commerce) a person who makes, repairs, or alters outer garments, esp menswear.
2. (Animals) a voracious and active marine food fish, Pomatomus saltator, of Australia with scissor-like teeth
vb
3. (Clothing & Fashion) to cut or style (material, clothes, etc) to satisfy certain requirements
4. (tr) to adapt so as to make suitable for something specific: he tailored his speech to suit a younger audience.
5. (Clothing & Fashion) (intr) to follow the occupation of a tailor
[C13: from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier to cut, from Latin tālea a cutting; related to Greek talis girl of marriageable age]
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tai•lor
(ˈteɪ lər)n.
1. a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, esp. suits, coats, and other outer garments.
v.t. 2. to make by tailor's work.
3. to fashion or adapt to a particular taste, purpose, need, etc.: tailoring the news to government specifications.
4. to fit or furnish with clothing.
v.i. 5. to do the work of a tailor.
[1250–1300; < Old French tailleor=taill(ier) to cut (< Late Latin tāliāre, derivative of Latin tālea a cutting; compare tally) + -or -or3]
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tailor
Past participle: tailored
Gerund: tailoring
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| Noun | 1. |  tailor - a person whose occupation is making and altering garmentsfitter - someone who fits a garment to a particular person |
| Verb | 1. | tailor - adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| 2. | tailor - style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior gore - cut into gores; "gore a skirt" design - create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit" | |
| 3. | tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?" fashion, forge - make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" run up - make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt" quilt - create by stitching together |
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tailor
noun
1. outfitter, couturier, dressmaker, seamstress, clothier, costumier, garment maker He's the grandson of an East End tailor.
verb
Related words
adjective sartorial
adjective sartorial
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tailor
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Translations
خياطخَيّاطخَيِّاطيُخيطيُلائِم
лефер
tallahams
krejčípřizpůsobitšít na míru
skrædderskræddersytilpasse
räätälivaatturi
krojačkrojačicakrojiti
szabóalakítkészíttet
klæîskerilaga aî kringumstæîumsníîa og sauma eftir máli
テーラー
재봉사
kaip pagal užsakymąmelsvieji ešeriai
drēbniekspašūtpielāgotpiemērotšūt
croilufar
šiť na mieru
krojačkrojiti
blåfiskskräddare
ช่างตัดเสื้อ
thợ may
tailor
[ˈteɪləʳ]B. VT [+ suit] → confeccionar, hacer (fig) → adaptar
a well-tailored suit → un traje bien hecho, un traje que entalla bien
a well-tailored suit → un traje bien hecho, un traje que entalla bien
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tailor
[ˈteɪlər]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tailor
n → Schneider(in) m(f)
vt
dress etc → schneidern; the dress was tailored to show off her figure → das Kleid war so geschnitten, dass es ihre Figur betonte
(fig) plans, insurance, holiday, message, policy, testimony → zuschneiden (→ to auf +acc); products, salary structure → abstimmen (→ to auf +acc); tailored to meet his needs → auf seine Bedürfnisse abgestimmt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tailor
[ˈteɪləʳ]2. vt (suit) → confezionare (fig) to tailor sth (to) → adattare qc (alle esigenze di)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tailor
(ˈteilə) noun a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc. He has his clothes made by a London tailor.
verb1. to make and fit (suits, coats etc). He has his suits tailored in London.
2. to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt. He tailored his way of living to his income.
ˌtailor-ˈmade adjective1. (especially of women's clothes) made by a tailor to fit a person exactly.
2. very well suited or adapted for some purpose. His new job seems tailor-made for him.
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tailor
→ خَيِّاط krejčí skrædder Schneider ράφτης sastre räätäli tailleur krojač sarto テーラー 재봉사 kleermaker skredder krawiec alfaiate портной skräddare ช่างตัดเสื้อ terzi thợ may 裁缝Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009