seater

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English

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Etymology

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From seat +‎ -er (measurement suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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seater (plural seaters)

  1. (in combination, often attributive) A vehicle or item of furniture that has a specified seating capacity.
    a single-seater aircraft
    Our new sofa is a three-seater.
    • 1984, Don Dwiggins, Welcome to Flying: A Primer for Pilots, Blue Ridge Summit, P.A.: TAB Books, →ISBN, page 12:
      The Cub is a two-place tandem-seating craft, while the Luscombe and Cessna 120/140 are two-place side-by-side seaters.
    • 2021 January 25, Robin Russell-Jones, “Electric cars are not the only green solution”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-14:
      Toyota is developing a hydrogen fuel cell car, but the research and development costs are eye-watering. By contrast, a British firm, Riversimple, is producing a cheap, compact two-seater, which will probably come to dominate the small car market, particularly for drivers who cannot plug in a car at home.
    • 2023, Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer, page 33:
      I've heard it's a one-seater, and I really need my privacy when I go.
  2. Agent noun of seat, one who seats.
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