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EMBROIDERER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does embroiderer mean?
• EMBROIDERER (noun)
The noun EMBROIDERER has 1 sense:
1. someone who ornaments with needlework
Familiarity information: EMBROIDERER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who ornaments with needlework
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("embroiderer" is a kind of...):
needleworker (someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "embroiderer"):
embroideress (a woman embroiderer)
Derivation:
embroider (decorate with needlework)
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