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Taylor vs Dressmaker - What's the difference?

taylor | dressmaker |

As a noun dressmaker is

a person who makes dresses.

taylor

English

Proper noun

(s)
  • , transferred from the surname.
  • popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
  • * 2001 , Paul Theroux, Hotel Honolulu , page 206:
    • "I wanted to call her Taylor , but my husband said no," Sweetie was telling one of the Christmas party guests.
    "Taylor means a tailor," I said. "It seems inauspicious. Like calling her Cobbler."
    "That's a kind of drink," said Nani.

    Derived terms

    * Taylorism

    Related terms

    * Tayla

    dressmaker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who makes dresses.

    • Usage notes

    * This term may apply to a person of either gender, but is usually expected to be female.

    Coordinate terms

    * seamstress * tailor