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taylor

/ˈteɪ.lə//ˈteɪ.lɚ/

taylor is the obsolete form of tailor.

Meaning of tailor

Noun

tailor (plural tailors)

  1. A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
    • He works as a tailor on Swanston Street.
    Synonyms:
    needleworker, tailorer
  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.1880, New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, Journal (volume 30, part 3, page 460)
    Synonyms:
    bluefish

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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Taylor

Taylor (plural Taylors)

  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation; variant form Tailor.
    • One of the Louisville detectives who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a botched raid is appealing his termination this week.2021 December 13, Amir Vera, “Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is appealing his termination from the police department”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2022
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname; variant form Tayler.
    • "I wanted to call her Taylor, but my husband said no," Sweetie was telling one of the Christmas party guests.
      "Taylor means a tailor," I said. "It seems inauspicious. Like calling her Cobbler."
      "That's a kind of drink," said Nani.2001, Paul Theroux, Hotel Honolulu, page 206
    • The highly anticipated all-American matchup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe — marking the first US Open semifinals between two US men in nearly 20 years — will cost you quite a few Honey Deuces to attend.2024 September 6, Jordan Valinsky, “Ticket prices for the all-American men’s matchup at the US Open are surging”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 May 2025
  3. (rare) A surname from Irish Táilliúir (“tailor”) [in turn originating as an occupation].

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Taylor

Taylor

  1. A placename
  2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.
  3. A district municipality in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; named for trapper Herbert Taylor.
  4. A town in Geneva County and Houston County, Alabama; named for an early settler family.
  5. A town in Navajo County, Arizona; named for John Taylor, 3rd President of the LDS Church.
  6. A minor city in Columbia County, Arkansas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
  9. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
  10. A city in Wayne County, Michigan; named for Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States.
  11. A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for early settler John Taylor.
  12. A village, the county seat of Loup County, Nebraska; named for early settler Ed Taylor.
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  1. A town in Cortland County, New York; named for Zachary Taylor.
  2. A minor city in Stark County, North Dakota; named for railroad official David R. Taylor.
  3. An unincorporated community in Beckham County, Oklahoma; named for postmaster Jeremiah H. Taylor.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma; named for local merchant John Taylor.
  5. A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
  6. A city in Williamson County, Texas; named for railroad official Edward Moses Taylor.
  7. An unincorporated community in Weber County, Utah.
  8. A ghost town in King County, Washington.
  9. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
  10. A village in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
  11. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
  12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Taylor Township.
  13. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Taylor County
  14. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Mount Taylor

Forms of taylor

Noun
pluraltaylors
Proper noun
pluralTaylors

Origin of taylor

From tailor. Doublet of Tailor.

Words formed from taylor

Phrases with taylor

Words that rhyme with taylor

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Questions about taylor

What does taylor mean?
Taylor means an English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation; variant form Tailor.
What is taylor the obsolete form of?
Taylor is the obsolete form of tailor.
What part of speech is taylor?
Taylor is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce taylor?
Taylor is pronounced /ˈteɪ.lə/ (UK).

Words near taylor in the dictionary

  1. Tayk
  2. tayl
  3. Tayla
  4. Tayler
  5. Tayleur
  6. taylor
  7. Taylor Bay
  8. Taylor column
  9. Taylor columns
  10. Taylor County
  11. Taylor expansion

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Adapted from Wiktionary: taylor (page history and authors); Taylor (page history and authors); tailor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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