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sleever

sleever noun: a person employed to fit sleeves to garments.

Noun

sleever (plural sleevers)

  1. A person employed to fit sleeves to garments.
    • In May 1946 she received a post card to report for work with the Respondent as a sleever. When she applied Superintendent Honig asked her if she was not a trimmer, and when she responded in the affirmative he told her that they had no work for her.1949, United States. National Labor Relations Board, Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page 1155
  2. A vertical bar, elliptical in cross section and tapered towards the end, used to shape the sleeve of a garment.
  3. (in-compounds) A garment having sleeves of the specified kind.
    • The gravy stain on Ken's J .C. Penney short-sleever drew a lot of attention, like a fly on a wedding cake.2003, Rob Grunke, Bottle to Throttle: The Drinking Life of an Airline Captain

Forms of sleever

pluralsleevers

Origin of sleever

From sleeve + -er.

Words formed from sleever

Questions about sleever

What does sleever mean?
Sleever means a person employed to fit sleeves to garments.
What part of speech is sleever?
Sleever is a noun.
What is the plural of sleever?
The plural of sleever is sleevers.

Words near sleever in the dictionary

  1. sleevelike
  2. sleevemaker
  3. sleevemakers
  4. sleevemaking
  5. sleevenotes
  6. sleever
  7. sleevers
  8. sleeves
  9. sleeves from one's vest
  10. sleevesful
  11. sleevie

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