noun
Refers to a person who dyes cloth or other materials professionally. Often used in traditional crafts contexts.
See also: 紺屋
彼は京都で染め師として働いている。
He works as a dyer in Kyoto.
紺屋 is an older term for a dyer, especially one specializing in indigo dyeing, while 染め師 is a more general and modern term for a dyer.
Compound of 染め (some, 'dyeing') + 師 (shi, 'master' or 'specialist').