There isn't really a right and a wrong in these matters of usage.
Authoritative dictionaries are not much help. Long periods of time
and changes in taste are what ultimately settle such questions. Try
any of the following:
dress maker -- shoe maker -- book seller -- hair dresser --
brick layer -- school teacher -- type writer
I think we might prefer: dressmaker, shoemaker, bookseller,
hairdresser, bricklayer, schoolteacher, typewriter.
Those of us who love language do get to have strong feelings about
these things.
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