sewer
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
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”) + aquāria.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: so͞o'ə, IPA: /ˈsuːə/, SAMPA: /"su:@/
- (US) enPR: so͞oər, IPA: /ˈsuɚ/, SAMPA: /"su@r/
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Audio (US) (file) - Homophones: suer
- (dated RP) enPR: syo͝oə, IPA: /ˈsjʊə/, SAMPA: /"sjU@/
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia sewer (plural sewers)
[edit] Translations
pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage
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[edit] Etymology 2
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”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsjuːə/
[edit] Noun
sewer (plural sewers)
- (obsolete except historical) A servant attending at a meal, responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes etc.
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- 1819: 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. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
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[edit] Etymology 3
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: sō'ə, IPA: /ˈsəʊə/, SAMPA: /"s@U@/
- (US) enPR: sō'ə, IPA: /ˈsoʊə/, SAMPA: /"soU@/
- Homophones: sower
- Rhymes: -əʊə(r)
[edit] Noun
sewer (plural sewers)
- A person who sews.
[edit] Synonyms
- (person who sews clothing): sempster/sempstress (man/woman), seamster/seamstress (man/woman), tailor
[edit] Translations
person who sews clothing