sempstress

Questions about sempstress

What does sempstress mean?

sempstress means "someone who makes or mends dresses".

How many syllables are in sempstress?

sempstress has 2 syllables: semp-stress. The stress falls on "semp".

What is another word for sempstress?

Close synonyms include dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sempstress a common word?

sempstress is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.