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1. (n.) sewer
an artificial conduit, usu. underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city.
2. (n.) sewer
a person or thing that sews.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sewer, sewerage, cloaca
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
2. (noun) sewer
someone who sews
"a sewer of fine gowns"
3. (noun) gutter, sewer, toilet
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
"his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"
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1. (noun) sewer
the underground pipes that carry sewage
the city sewers
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| Definition of 'sewer' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sewer
one who sews, or stitches
2. (noun) sewer
a small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)
3. (noun) sewer
a drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities
4. (noun) sewer
formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests
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Sense: to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle
She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?; She's a good sewer.
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 Afrikaans: naaldwerkster |
 Arabic: خائِط، خَيّاط |
 Bulgarian: шивач |
 Brazilian: costureiro |
 Czech: krejčí, švadlena |
 German: der/die Näher(in) |
 Danish: syer |
 Greek: ράφτης, ράφτρα |
 Spanish: costurero |
 Estonian: õmbleja |
 Farsi: خياط |
 Finnish: ompelija |
 French: couseur/-euse |
 Hebrew: תוֹפֶרֶת |
 Hindi: दर्जी |
 Croatian: švelja, šivač |
 Hungarian: varrónő |
 Indonesian: penjahit |
 Icelandic: saumari; saumakona |
 Italian: cucitore, cucitrice |
 Japanese: 縫う人 |
 Korean: 재봉사 |
 Lithuanian: siuvėjas |
 Latvian: šuvējs; šuvēja |
 Malay: tukang jahit |
 Dutch: naaister |
 Norwegian: syer/syerske |
 Polish: krawiec, szwaczka |
 Persian: خياط |
 Pashto: ګنډونكى |
 Portuguese: costureiro |
 Romanian: croitor |
 Russian: швея |
 Slovak: krajčír, -ka |
 Slovenian: šivilja |
 Serbian: švalja |
 Swedish: sömmare, sömmerska |
 Thai: คนเย็บผ้า |
 Turkish: terzi |
 Taiwanese: 裁縫師 |
 Ukrainian: швачка; кравець |
 Urdu: درزی یا درزن |
 Vietnamese: thợ may |
 Chinese: 裁缝 |
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