upholsterer
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of upholsterer
1605–15; earlier upholster in same sense ( see uphold, -ster) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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“No 23-year-old is like ‘I want to be an upholsterer when I get out of school,’” said Bennett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
“For tears in curtains or drapes, consider using iron-on fabric patches or fabric glue for a quick fix,” says Zina Shikhanova upholsterer and curtain expert with ZCurtains.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
But a comparable new piece might not be much more — and could possibly be less — than what an upholsterer would charge you to recover what you have.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022
And his dad, who worked as an upholsterer, routinely recycled fabric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
By this time, the rooms were vastly different from what I had found them, and I enjoyed the honour of occupying a few prominent pages in the books of a neighbouring upholsterer.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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