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テーラー (teeraa) Japanese meaning: tailor | Kotomora

テーラー

also: テイラー

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Meanings

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Refers to a person who makes, alters, or repairs clothes professionally.

彼かれは腕うでのいいテーラーだ。

He is a skilled tailor.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉でスーツを仕し立たてるto have a suit made at (a tailor's)
銀ぎん座ざのテーラーでスーツを仕し立たてた。
I had a suit made at a tailor's in Ginza.
〈人ひと〉にズボンの丈たけを直なおしてもらうto have someone (a tailor) adjust the length of trousers
テーラーにズボンの丈たけを直なおしてもらった。
I had the tailor shorten my trousers.

Related words

仕し立たて屋や
テーラー is a loanword for a Western-style tailor (usually men's suits), while 仕立て屋 is the native Japanese term covering tailors and dressmakers more broadly.

Word family

テイラー展開てーらーてんかい
Taylor expansion
テイラー級数てーらーきゅうすう
Taylor series
テーラーメイド
tailor-made; custom-made; bespoke
テーラーシステム
Taylor system

Written forms

テーラーUsage29%
Most common katakana spelling for 'tailor'.
テイラーUsage71%
Alternate katakana spelling, less common than テーラー.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'tailor'.