: 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
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Verb
I had my suit tailored.
They tailored the show for younger audiences.
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Susan Lamotte, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
On Inauguration Day and the preceding weekend festivities, the vice president was reportedly outfitted by a 90-year-old tailor based in Ohio, Romualdo Pelle, who originally hails from Italy.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
Dani Nadel, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Features like personalized recommendations, natural photo searches and contextual app suggestions are tailored to individual usage patterns without exposing sensitive to external servers.
—Thomas Westerholm, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
These savings come from leveraging real-time candidate insights into the ability to hire more quickly and tailor engagement strategies to what employees value real-time.
—Susan Lamotte, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
On Inauguration Day and the preceding weekend festivities, the vice president was reportedly outfitted by a 90-year-old tailor based in Ohio, Romualdo Pelle, who originally hails from Italy.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
Machine learning will dynamically tailor content, visuals and offers to individual preferences.
—Dani Nadel, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Features like personalized recommendations, natural photo searches and contextual app suggestions are tailored to individual usage patterns without exposing sensitive to external servers.
—Thomas Westerholm, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Tailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailor. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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