tailor

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Hydrate Right. Sports #dietitians tailor hydration plans for athletes, ensuring the right fluid intake before, during, & after activity to boost performance & prevent dehydration or heat-related issues. #water week #b…

The hearing room will be sixty-two degrees on Wednesday. Sssseven hells, the apparatus just ordered a thermal vest with "integrated bioskin opacity enhancement" and scheduled a fitting with a tailor who doesn't exist…

Oooh, I love an audio drama. I shall give this a go this afternoon after Tinker Tailor for the 137th time has finished.

A one page memorandum. Sounds risky. Shouldn’t they try and tailor something more suited to Trump’s attention span?

"✌︎☟︎✏︎ 💣︎✡︎ 👎︎☼︎☜︎💧︎💧︎ 👌︎🕆︎❄︎❄︎⚐︎☠︎💧︎✏︎" Translation: "Ah! My dress buttons!" -The Tailor had made the bust area too tight.- 𓇢𓆸 #NSFWRP #MDNI #undertale #Gaster #nsfw #rp #lewdrp #WDGaster #lewd #MVRP

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Australia

#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.

Origin: , from , from , from taillier, from , from . . Compare typologically (akin to ); , (akin to ). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

For parents

Tailor means: A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.

For ESL learners

tailor means: A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.

Cluster: general

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“"✌︎☟︎✏︎ 💣︎✡︎ 👎︎☼︎☜︎💧︎💧︎ 👌︎🕆︎❄︎❄︎⚐︎☠︎💧︎✏︎" Translation: "Ah! My dress buttons!" -The Tailor had made the bust area too tight.- 𓇢𓆸 #NSFWRP #MDNI #undertale #Gaster #nsfw #rp #lewdrp #WDGaster #lewd #MVRP”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“There is an episode of Poirot where he is getting fitted for a suit and his tailor tells his he has gotten bigger. He tells him he is no bigger than before. That is what I picture.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“Simpkin at the Tailor’s Bedside https://www.wikiart.org/en/beatrix-potter/simpkin-at-the-tailor-s-bedside-1902”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“Let’s get fake married and commit magical tax fraud😍 TALL TALES FROM THE TANTOOR TAILOR Cozy SWANA Fantasy Romcom 🪡Love Magic 🪄👒Enchanted Hat Shop 💍Marriage of Magical Convenience 🐕Golden Retriever Wife 🐈‍⬛Black Cat Husband 💰Tax Fraud Absolutely adorable MiYu art by bakenora”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“Ultimately the tailor's loss, turning down the job. Annoying, though. Hope you find someone who'll do it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026

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Australia

#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.

We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.

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Australia

#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS

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“Hydrate Right. Sports #dietitians tailor hydration plans for athletes, ensuring the right fluid intake before, during, & after activity to boost performance & prevent dehydration or heat-related issues. #water week #beverage day www.eatright.org/fitness/phys...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“The hearing room will be sixty-two degrees on Wednesday. Sssseven hells, the apparatus just ordered a thermal vest with "integrated bioskin opacity enhancement" and scheduled a fitting with a tailor who doesn't exist yet.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“Oooh, I love an audio drama. I shall give this a go this afternoon after Tinker Tailor for the 137th time has finished.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“A one page memorandum. Sounds risky. Shouldn’t they try and tailor something more suited to Trump’s attention span?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
“But... but then why are we all thinking about our outfits to the Met Gala now...?! Are you implying I DON'T have to look up a tailor for Riker's outfit in Angel One?!”
— Bluesky· May 2026

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Why is this section here?

Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.

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