upholsterer

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Etymology[edit]

From upholster (noun) +‎ -er,[1][2] from Middle English upholdester, upholster, from Middle English upholder (dealer in small goods), from upholden (to repair, uphold). Equivalent to uphold +‎ -ster +‎ -er.

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  • IPA(key): /ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹə/

Noun[edit]

upholsterer (plural upholsterers)

  1. Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Upholsterer”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 426, column 2: “f. Upholster sb. + -er1 3.”
  2. ^ upholsterer”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present: “earlier upholster in same sense (see uphold, -ster) + -er1”.

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