tailor
noun
[ ˈteɪlə ]
• a person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers.
• another term for bluefish.
tailor
verb
• (of a tailor) make (clothes) to fit individual customers.
• "he was wearing a sports coat which had obviously been tailored in London"
• make or adapt for a particular purpose or person.
• "arrangements can be tailored to meet individual requirements"
Similar:
customize,
adapt,
adjust,
modify,
change,
convert,
alter,
attune,
fashion,
style,
mould,
gear,
fit,
cut,
trim,
suit,
shape,
reshape,
tune,
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French taillour, literally ‘cutter’, based on late Latin taliare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.
