Definition of "needleman" [needleman]

• A man whose occupation consists of or includes sewing, as a tailor, an upholsterer, etc. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Write to sarah e. needleman at sarah. [email protected]"
• "Any one who was not a practised needleman and machinist was handicapped for a time, until he fell into the ways of the through-and-through and blanket-stitch, thimbles, shuttles, spools and many other things he had once affected to despise as belonging to the sphere of women's work."
• "But to her surprise Cecil declared himself an expert needleman, and proved it by stitching up a bean-bag, under Patty's direction, in most praiseworthy fashion."