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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 needleworkplay

  Familiarity information: EMBROIDERER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EMBROIDERER (noun)


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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