kleermaker
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- kledermaker (rare, archaic)
- kleedermaker (obsolete)
- kleerenmaker (obsolete)
- klerenmaker (rare)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch cledermakere with loss of intervocalic -d-. Equivalent to kleer (singular of plurale tantum kleren) + maker.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kleermaker m (plural kleermakers, diminutive kleermakertje n, feminine kleermaakster)
- tailor (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kleremaker
- → Caribbean Javanese: klirmaker