Meaning & use

Couturier

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A person, especially a man, who designs and makes fashionable, made-to-order clothing for women.

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The young couturier unveiled her first haute couture collection in Paris.

Wealthy clients traveled across Europe to be fitted by the famous couturier.

A note on using this word

A French word literally meaning 'sewer' or 'tailor'; the feminine form is 'couturière.'

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