縫ほう工こう

noun

tailor; seamstress

A somewhat formal or occupational term for a person who sews professionally; in everyday speech, 仕立て屋 or 裁縫師 are more common.

• 彼かの女じょは腕うでのいい縫ほう工こうだ。

  She is a skilled seamstress.

• 縫ほう工こうとして長なが年ねん働はたらいてきた。

  I have worked as a tailor for many years.