seamer
nounEtymology From Middle English semer, semere, from Old English sēamere (“tailor; seamer”), equivalent to seam + -er.
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A person who sews seams.
- The case of Mme Binet's mother, a young widow who worked as a seamer at home, reveals how this system affected homeworkers.2010, Helen Chenut, Fabric of Gender: Working-Class Culture in Third Republic France:
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Part of a sewing machine that creates seams.
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Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A bowler skilled at making the ball seam.
- Derived terms
- four-seamer, two-seamer