"tailor" meaning in English

See tailor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈteɪlɚ/ [US], /ˈteɪlə/ [UK] Audio: en-us-tailor.ogg [US] Forms: tailor [singular], tailors [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tailor is someone who makes suits, trousers, and jackets for individual customers.
    Sense id: simple-tailor-en-noun-RYeqsIBh

Verb

IPA: /ˈteɪlɚ/ [US], /ˈteɪlə/ [UK] Audio: en-us-tailor.ogg [US] Forms: tailor [canonical], tailors [third-person, singular], tailored [past], tailored [past, participle], tailoring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Made by a tailor; fitted.
    Sense id: simple-tailor-en-verb-ohApb-VG
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