sewer
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Anglo-Norman sewere (“water-course”), from Old French sewiere (“overflow channel for a fishpond”), from Vulgar Latin *exaquāria (“drain for carrying water off”), from Latin ex (“out of, from”) with aquāria.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: so͞o'ə, IPA: /ˈsuːə/, X-SAMPA: /"su:@/
- (US) enPR: so͞oər, IPA: /ˈsuɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"su@r/
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Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: suer
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia sewer (plural sewers)
Translations [edit]
pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Anglo-Norman asseour, from Old French asseoir (“find a seat for”), from Latin assidēre, present active participle of assideō (“attend to”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈsjuːə/
Noun [edit]
sewer (plural sewers)
- (now historical) A servant attending at a meal, responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes etc.
- 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
- While the Saxon was plunged in these painful reflections, the door of their prison opened, and gave entrance to a sewer, holding his white rod of office.
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, p. 287:
- His nephew Charles, meanwhile, had grown up in the royal household, working as a sewer, or waiter.
- 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
Etymology 3 [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: sō'ə, IPA: /ˈsəʊə/, X-SAMPA: /"s@U@/
- (US) enPR: sō'ə, IPA: /ˈsoʊə/, X-SAMPA: /"soU@/
- Homophone: sower
- Rhymes: -əʊə(r)
Noun [edit]
sewer (plural sewers)
- A person who sews.
Synonyms [edit]
- (person who sews clothing): sempster/sempstress (man/woman), seamster/seamstress (man/woman), tailor
Translations [edit]
person who sews clothing
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