Home › Words › T › tailoresstailoresstailoress means a female tailor.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tailoress ranks #870 of 42,785 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English tayleresses pl; equivalent to tailor + -ess.nouna female tailorDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tailleur 76% match — A woman's tailored suit. vs tailoress →dressmaker 73% match — A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes. vs tailoress →tailory 73% match — The business of trade of a tailor vs tailoress →shapester 68% match — A seamstress; dressmaker; tailor vs tailoress →costumiere 66% match — A female costumier. vs tailoress →draperess 66% match — A female draper. vs tailoress →seamstress 66% match — A woman who sews clothes professionally. vs tailoress →couturière 66% match — A woman who runs a business in custom-made fashion. vs tailoress →