Definition of "tailor"

tailor

/ˈteɪlɚ/

noun
plural tailors
1. A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
2. (Australia) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
  Quotations
  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)
verb
third-person singular simple present tailors, present participle tailoring, simple past and past participle tailored
1. (transitive, intransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
2. (transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.
3. (transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.