Definition of "tailor" in English

noun

1. A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

   • He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.

2. (Australia) Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

   • The tailor — is that a sea fish — a line fish? It is a sea fish, but not a line fish. They will bite at a line, but they are not a fish you can depend on with the line.

verb

1. (ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.

   • We can tailor that jacket for you if you like.

2. (figurative, transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.

   • The website was tailored to the client's needs.

3. (figurative, transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.

   • a narrowly tailored law