: a person whose occupation is making or altering garments (such as suits, jackets, and dresses) typically to fit a particular person
tailored; tailoring; tailors
1
a
: to make or fashion as the work of a tailor
b
: to make or adapt to suit a special need or purpose
2
: to fit with clothes
3
: to style with trim straight lines and finished handwork
: to do the work of a tailor
Examples of tailor in a Sentence
Verb
I had my suit tailored.
They tailored the show for younger audiences.
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Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Rather than having a fitness room with a few treadmills and weights, complexes will have pickleball courts, yoga studios, saunas, weight rooms and tracks, spread across multiple floors and tailored to different needs.
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Noun
Rory's right-to-left draw is also tailor made for this golf course.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Infused with aromatherapy, the treatment tailors to your needs; and additionally, the aim is to reduce the skin’s inflammation, puffiness, and redness.
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Verb
With the entire city in play, artists and locations could be specifically tailored to each other.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Rather than having a fitness room with a few treadmills and weights, complexes will have pickleball courts, yoga studios, saunas, weight rooms and tracks, spread across multiple floors and tailored to different needs.
—Caleb McCullough, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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“Tailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailor. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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tailor
1 of 2 noun
tai·lor
ˈtā-lər 
: a person whose occupation is making or making adjustments in outer garments
tailor
2 of 2 verb1
: to make or fashion as the work of a tailor
2
: to make or make suitable for a special need or purpose
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