broiderer

English

Etymology

From broider +‎ -er.

Noun

broiderer (plural broiderers)

1. (archaic) One who embroiders.
   • 1902, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove:

     It came back to Lord Mark again, as he seemed slowly to pass and repass and conveniently to linger before them; he was personally the note of the blue—like a suspended skein of silk within reach of the broiderer's hand.

References

• “broiderer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.