1.a person who makes, repairs, or altersouter garments, esp menswear▶ Related adjective: sartorial2.a voracious and active marine food fish, Pomatomus saltator, of Australiawith scissor-like teethverb3.to cut or style (material, clothes, etc) to satisfy certain requirements4. (transitive)to adapt so as to make suitable for something specifiche tailored his speech to suit a younger audience5. (intransitive)to follow the occupation of a tailorCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins PublishersWord origin of tailorC13: from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier to cut, from Latin tālea a cutting; related to Greek talis girl of marriageable agetailor in American(ˈteɪlər; tāˈlər)noun1.a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes, esp. suits and coatsverb intransitive2.to work as a tailorverb transitive3.a.to make (clothes) by tailors workb.to fit or provide (a person) with clothes made by a tailor4.a.to make by cutting and sewing to fit a particular thingb.to cut, form, or alter so as to meetcertain conditionsa novel tailored to popular taste5.to fashion (womens garments) with trim, simple lines like those of mens clothesWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.