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shirtmaker

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who makes shirts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a maker of shirts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: maker, shaper

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English shirt Proto-West Germanic *mak Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *makōn? Old English macian Middle English maken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English maker English maker English shirtmaker From shirt + maker.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: camiser — a person who makes shirts
  • Catalan: camisera — a person who makes shirts
  • French: chemisier — a person who makes shirts
  • Irish: léinteoir — a person who makes shirts
  • Italian: camiciaio — a person who makes shirts