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seater

American  
[see-ter] / ˈsi tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that seats.

  2. a vehicle that seats a specified number of persons (usually used in combination).

    The car is a four-seater.


-seater British  

noun

  1. a settee, vehicle, cinema, etc, having a number of seats as specified

    a forty-seater coach

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of seater

First recorded in 1685–95; seat + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Skybus said it would transition to a 78 seater turboprop Q400 aircraft early next month, and services would increase to twice daily from mid-February.

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Thursday night's performance certainly showed she is more than qualified to be a country singer, but perhaps that a 60,000 seater stadium is not the best arena for it.

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But the 36,000 seater St. Jakob-Park outdoor arena – Switzerland's largest football stadium – is hosting a viewing party on the night of the final.

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Ratcliffe said the option of refurbishment would create an 80-90,000 seater stadium, but it "won't be perfect" because of the age of the ground.

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"We will be starting with more premium prices at around a helicopter segment pricing. And then we will gradually go down, with a big step, when we have a four-or-five seater model in place," he says.

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