Stitcher

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A professional who binds together pieces of fabric using thread for the creation or repair of garments
2. An individual skilled in joining textiles through sewing techniques to construct or fix clothing items
3. A person who expertly connects fabric segments by means of sewing to create or mend various textile products

Etymology: The stitcher is about as transparent as English words get: "stitch" plus the agent suffix "-er," meaning one who performs the action. "Stitch" itself goes back to Old English "stice," a puncture or sting, which is a reminder that the earliest sense of a stitch was a single pierce of the needle rather than the completed seam. The suffix did the rest, turning the act of stitching into the person doing it, a pattern English has used for countless trades, from "baker" to "tailor's" close cousins like "embroiderer."

Synonyms: sewer, tailor, embroiderer, quilter, knitter