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embroiderer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who embroiders

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who ornaments with needlework

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: needleworker

Narrower terms: embroideress

History

Etymology

From embroider + -er.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُطَرِّز (muṭarriz) — person who embroiders
  • Arabic: طَرَّاز (ṭarrāz) — person who embroiders
  • Catalan: bordador — person who embroiders
  • Dutch: borduurder — person who embroiders
  • Finnish: koruompelija — person who embroiders
  • French: brodeur — person who embroiders
  • Galician: bordador — person who embroiders
  • German: Sticker — person who embroiders
  • Ancient Greek: ποικιλτής (poikiltḗs) — person who embroiders
  • Irish: bróidnéir — person who embroiders
  • Italian: ricamatore — person who embroiders
  • Latin: phrygio — person who embroiders
  • Ligurian: recamadô — person who embroiders
  • Polish: hafciarz — person who embroiders
  • Portuguese: bordador — person who embroiders
  • Russian: вышивальщик (vyšivalʹščik) — person who embroiders
  • Spanish: bordador — person who embroiders
  • Swedish: brodör — person who embroiders
  • Volapük: brodan — person who embroiders