upholsterer

[ uhp-hohl-ster-er, uh-pohl- ]

/ ʌpˈhoʊl stər ər, əˈpoʊl- /

noun

a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish and put in place hangings, curtains, carpets, etc.

Nearby words

upheave, upheld, uphill, uphold, upholster, upholsterer, upholstery, uphroe, upi, upington, upjohn

Origin of upholsterer

1605–15; earlier upholster in same sense (see uphold, -ster) + -er¹

Related forms

re·up·hol·ster·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for upholsterer

As the chteau was large, and could contain several families, he sent an upholsterer to get two rooms ready for him.
Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. I (of III)|C. F. Lachelles Wraxall
But most of the expensively furnished houses show plainly that the upholsterer has been given carte blanche to do what he will.
Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
The drawing-rooms were crowded with bric-a-brac and monuments of the upholsterer's ingenuity.
The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)|Marion Harland
He instantly went with Formosanta to order the carriage at an upholsterer's of his acquaintance.
Voltaire's Romances|Franois-Marie Arouet

I am left alone for an hour, and then the upholsterer arrives from the county town.
The Queen of Hearts|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for upholsterer

upholsterer

/ (ʌpˈhəʊlstərə) /

noun

a person who upholsters furniture as a profession

Word Origin for upholsterer

C17: from upholster small furniture dealer; see uphold, -ster, -er 1

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