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How to pronounce tailor in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms sew, tailor-make
Type of forge, fashion
Has types run up, quilt
Derivation tailoring
Type Words
Synonyms sartor, seamster
Type of garment-worker, garment worker, garmentmaker
Has types fitter
Type Words
Synonyms orient
Type of adapt, accommodate


tailor your needs to your surroundings.
Type Words
Synonyms cut
Type of design
Has types gore

Examples of tailor

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The experience also challenged her to tailor her choreography to mature dancers.
From the post-gazette.com
Sadly, most modern men don't have a bespoke tailor to whip them up fine threads.
From the hecklerspray.com
The tailor pays the fabric store $11, and the store remits $1 to the government.
From the stltoday.com
Having an on-site tailor helps because most off-the-rack apparel needs tweaking.
From the sacbee.com
Inshore boats are catching tailor bluefish, false albacore and Spanish mackerel.
From the newsobserver.com
Hollywood has always gone to great lengths to tailor movies for local audiences.
From the newsweek.com
And they have come up with some tailor-made solutions to cope with rapid growth.
From the economist.com
Custom Home Health doesn't just tailor its medical services to fit its patients.
From the freep.com
Buffett can and does pretty much tailor his compensation any which way he wants.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • A person whose occupation is making and altering garments
  • Adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"
  • Cut: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress"
  • Sew: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"
  • (tailored) severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains"
  • (tailored) bespoke: (of clothing) custom-made
  • A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
  • The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), called tailor in Australia, is a species of popular marine game-fish found in all climates. It is the sole species of the Pomatomidae family.
  • (Tailored) A styling term used to denote a smart crisp look without ruffling or embellishment. Tailored items may be flanged or piped but usually sit flat and sleek with a fitted appearance.