costumier

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person or company that designs, makes, supplies, or hires out costumes, especially for theatre

   The production's costumier found period coats for every actor.

Borrowed in the nineteenth century from French costumier, from costumer ("to dress in costume"). Costume came through French from Italian costume ("custom, fashion, dress"), ultimately from Latin consuetudo ("custom, habit").

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