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  seater

  noun

  a person or thing that seats.
• -seater
  -seater

  noun

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

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.

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-seater British  

noun

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

   a forty-seater coach

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Etymology

Origin of seater

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

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seater

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.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025

“I still play in regular concert halls as well but when you’re playing in a 4,000 seater, the lighting is blinding... and it is projected in a different way,” he said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2021

It’s bulky, that’s for sure — being a six seater it has ample room inside — but the ease of driving the vehicle makes you forget how big it is.

From The Verge ● Dec. 27, 2017

F-TYPE: The F-Type two seater, introduced in 2012, gets a refresh for 2018.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2017

A veil and a place seater and a peanut which makes throws so grand.

From Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein