GARMENT-WORKER
Dictionary entry overview: What does garment-worker mean?
• GARMENT-WORKER (noun)
The noun GARMENT-WORKER has 1 sense:
1. a person who makes garments
Familiarity information: GARMENT-WORKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GARMENT-WORKER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who makes garments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
garment worker; garment-worker; garmentmaker
Hypernyms ("garment-worker" is a kind of...):
needleworker (someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "garment-worker"):
cloakmaker; furrier (someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments)
dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; seamstress; sempstress (someone who makes or mends dresses)
outfitter (someone who sells men's clothes)
stitcher (a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps)
sartor; seamster; tailor (a person whose occupation is making and altering garments)