tailor — ODE · Shobdo

tailor /ˈteɪlə

▸ noun

1 a person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers.

2 (also tailorfish) another term for bluefish

▸ verb [with object]

1 (of a tailor) make (clothes) to fit individual customers:

he was wearing a sports coat which had obviously been tailored in London.

2 make or adapt for a particular purpose or person:

arrangements can be tailored to meet individual requirements.

– ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French taillour, literally ‘cutter’, based on late Latin taliare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.