NEEDLEWORKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does needleworker mean? 

• NEEDLEWORKER (noun)
  The noun NEEDLEWORKER has 1 sense:

1. someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEEDLEWORKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("needleworker" is a kind of...):

maker; shaper (a person who makes things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "needleworker"):

edger (a person who puts finishing edges on a garment)

embroiderer (someone who ornaments with needlework)

garment-worker; garment worker; garmentmaker (a person who makes garments)

knitter (someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread)

sewer (someone who sews)