Sekirov Dictionary

tailor

UK /ˈteɪlə/US /ˈteɪlɚ/

verb 3
noun 2
forms 3

verb3

•
To make, repair, or alter clothes.
- We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.
•
(figurative) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
- The website was tailored to the client's needs.
(figurative) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.

noun2

•
A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
- He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.
•
(Australia) Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- The tailor — is that a sea fish — a line fish? It is a sea fish, but not a line fish. They will bite at a line, but they are not a fish you can depend on with the line. — 1880

forms

tailored · tailoring · tailors

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