coatmaker

Noun

coatmaker (plural coatmakers)

1. A skilled artisan who specializes in the creation and tailoring of coats.
   • Returning to England, he took lodgings at the house of a Mrs. Rennie, a child's coatmaker, with whom he sometimes passed an evening hour.1832, George Fisher, A Companion and Key to the History of England: Consisting of Copious Genealogical Details of the British Sovereigns ... with an Appendix, Exhibiting a Chronological Epitome of...
   • To hang a sleeve properly three things are therefore necessary: the sleeve should be well cut, the cutter should tell the coatmaker what the attitude of the man is for whom the coat is intended, and the journeyman should know how to hang the sleeve to suit the attitude.1902, The American Tailor and Cutter, volume 23, Jno. J. Mitchell Company, page 140
2. A company that manufactures coats.