coatmaker

A skilled artisan who specializes in the creation and tailoring of coats.

Noun

  1. A skilled artisan who specializes in the creation and tailoring of coats.
    • Returning to England, he took lodgings at the house of a Mrs. Rennie, a child's coatmaker, with whom he sometimes passed an evening hour. - 1832, George Fisher, A Companion and Key to the History of England: Consisting...
    • To hang a sleeve properly three things are therefore necessary: the sleeve should be well cut, the cutter should tell the coatmaker what the attitude of the man is for whom the coat is intended, and the journeyman...
    • The wages of the workmen—cutter, bushelman, coatmaker, pantsmaker—would continue to rise, would represent moe per week than the boss's own share. - 2023, Henry Miller, Plexus: Unveiling Desires and Experiences in Henry...
  2. A company that manufactures coats.

Origin

From coat + maker.

Forms

coatmakers