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sewer
1[ soo-er ]
/ Ësu Ér /
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noun
an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city.
verb (used with object)
to provide or equip with sewers: a tax increase necessary to sewer the neighborhood.
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Origin of sewer
1First recorded in 1375â1425; late Middle English suer(e) âdrainage ditch,â from dialectal Old French se(u)wiere âoverflow channel, pond sluiceâ (compare Old French ess(e)ouer(e) âditchâ), from unrecorded Vulgar Latin exaquÄria âdrain for carrying water off,â equivalent to Latin ex- âout of, awayâ + aquÄria âpertaining to waterâ (feminine singular of aquÄrius ); see -ary, -er2, sew2
OTHER WORDS FROM sewer
sew·er·less, adjectivesew·er·like, adjectiveWords nearby sewer
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Other definitions for sewer (3 of 3)
sewer3
[ soo-er ]
/ Ësu Ér /
noun
a former household officer or head servant in charge of the service of the table.
Origin of sewer
3First recorded in 1350â1400; Middle English sever(e), sewerer âattendant who served or tasted his master's food,â shortened form of Anglo-French asseour âone who sets the table, seater,â equivalent to Old French asse(oir) âto seatâ (from Latin assidÄre âto attend uponâ) + -our; see assiduous, -or2)
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British Dictionary definitions for sewer (1 of 3)
sewer1
/ (ËsuËÉ) /
noun
a drain or pipe, esp one that is underground, used to carry away surface water or sewage
verb
(tr) to provide with sewers
Word Origin for sewer
C15: from Old French esseveur, from essever to drain, from Vulgar Latin exaquÄre (unattested), from Latin ex- 1 + aqua water
British Dictionary definitions for sewer (2 of 3)
sewer2
/ (ËsÉÊÉ) /
noun
a person or thing that sews
British Dictionary definitions for sewer (3 of 3)
sewer3
/ (ËsuËÉ) /
noun
(in medieval England) a servant of high rank in charge of the serving of meals and the seating of guests
Word Origin for sewer
C14: shortened from Anglo-French asseour, from Old French asseoir to cause to sit, from Latin assidÄre, from sedÄre to sit
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