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• seater
  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

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.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024

Maruti Suzuki, India's biggest automaker, is looking to break into the premium car segment with its new seven seater, as a growing number of buyers opt for bigger, feature-packed cars.

From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2023

Meanwhile, my youngest is just getting the hang of things as a daredevil back seater on his eldest brother’s scooter.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2018

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

That little two seater would never have carried four.

From Men of Affairs by Pertwee, Roland