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couturier

 [koo-toor-ee-ey, -ee-er, -toor-yey; Fr. koo-ty-ryey]  

cou·tu·ri·er

   [koo-toor-ee-ey, -ee-er, -toor-yey; Fr. koo-ty-ryey]
noun, plural -tu·riers  [-toor-ee-eyz, -ee-erz, -toor-yeyz; Fr. -ty-ryey] .
a person who designs, makes, and sells fashionable clothes for women.
Origin:
1895–1900; < French, Old French; see couture, -ier2
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couturier (kuːˈtʊərɪˌeɪ, French kutyrje)
 
—n
a person who designs, makes, and sells fashion clothes for women
 
[from French: dressmaker; see couture]
 
couturière
 
—fem n

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