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   tailor

   /ˈteɪlə/

   noun

   • 1. a person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers.
   • 2. another term for bluefish

   verb

   • 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"

   Word 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.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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