Translation guide
A person who makes women's clothing, especially custom-made dresses. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with specific terms for a tailor or seamstress, with nuances of Western-style clothing.
dressmaker (professional, Western-style)
A person who makes custom women's dresses, especially Western-style clothing, as a profession.
Loanword from English, commonly used for a professional dressmaker specializing in Western-style dresses.
She is a famous dressmaker.
Literally 'Western sewing master', a formal term for a tailor or dressmaker specializing in Western clothing.
I have been working as a dressmaker for many years.
General term for a tailor or dressmaker, can refer to someone who makes or alters clothing.
I had the dress altered by a dressmaker.
A woman who sews, especially as a job, not necessarily specializing in dresses.
Referring to the shop or business of a dressmaker.
Literally 'dressmaker's shop', used to refer to the place of business.
A new dressmaker's shop opened in front of the station.
I am studying to get a seamstress qualification.