Home › Words › S › sewstersewstersewster means A seamstress; a sewer (someone who sews).EtymologyFrom Middle English sewstare, sowstare, sewestre, sowestre, equivalent to sew + -ster. Compare seamster, spinster.nounA seamstress; a sewer (someone who sews).e.g.“At every twisted thrid my rock let fly Unto the sewster” — 1641, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.seamster 77% match — A person who sews clothes professionally. vs sewster →sempstress 73% match — A seamstress, a woman employed to sew. vs sewster →sewerman 72% match — A man who works in a sewer. vs sewster →seamstress 72% match — A woman who sews clothes professionally. vs sewster →shapester 72% match — A seamstress; dressmaker; tailor vs sewster →seamer 70% match — A person who sews seams. vs sewster →stitcher 68% match — One who stitches. vs sewster →sutorian 68% match — Pertaining to sewing or to shoe making. vs sewster →