noun. One that makes women's clothing, especially dresses.

noun. One, especially a woman, whose occupation is the making of gowns and other articles of female attire.

noun. A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.

noun. A person who makes dresses.

noun. someone who makes or mends dresses

"The dressmaker was a buxom person, handsomely dressed and rather good – looking, but much older than the gentleman in the Turkish trousers, whom she had wedded some six months before."

garment worker  garment-worker  garmentmaker  

Ross  betsy griscom ross  betsy ross  

baker  barber  blacksmith  bookseller  bootmaker  

mantuamaker  modiste