Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tailor

1 sense of tailor

Sense 1
tailor, seamster, sartor -- (a person whose occupation is making and altering garments)
       => garmentmaker, garment-worker, garment worker -- (a person who makes garments)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tailor

3 senses of tailor

Sense 1
tailor, orient -- (adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings")
       => adapt, accommodate -- (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country")

Sense 2
cut, tailor -- (style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress")
       => design -- (create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit")

Sense 3
sew, tailor, tailor-make -- (create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?")
       => fashion, forge -- (make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks")