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sewer

[soo-er]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

sewer

[soh-er]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that sews.

sewer

[soo-er]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a former household officer or head servant in charge of the service of the table.

sewer

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noun

a drain or pipe, esp one that is underground, used to carry away surface water or sewage

verb

(tr) to provide with sewers

sewer

/ ˈ��əʊə /

noun

a person or thing that sews

sewer

/ ˈ��ːə /

noun

(in medieval England) a servant of high rank in charge of the serving of meals and the seating of guests

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Other Word Forms

sewerless adjective
sewerlike adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sewer¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English suer(e) “drainage ditch,” from dialectal Old French se(u)wiere “overflow channel, pond sluice” (compare Old French ess(e)ouer(e) “ditch”), from unrecorded Vulgar Latin ��油�� “drain for carrying water off,” equivalent to Latin ex- “out of, away” + �� “pertaining to water” (feminine singular of ��ܲ� ); -ary ( def. ), -er ², sew ²

Origin of sewer²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sewer(e), souere, sower; sew ¹, -er ¹

Origin of sewer³

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sever(e), sewerer “attendant who served or tasted his master's food,” shortened form of Anglo-French asseour “one who sets the table, seater,” equivalent to Old French asse(oir) “to seat” (from Latin ��ŧ�� “to attend upon”) + -our; assiduous, -or ² )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sewer¹

C15: from Old French esseveur, from essever to drain, from Vulgar Latin ��油�� (unattested), from Latin _ex- ¹ + aqua water

Origin of sewer²

C14: shortened from Anglo-French asseour, from Old French asseoir to cause to sit, from Latin ��ŧ��, from ��ŧ�� to sit

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A sewer robot that monitors pipework and raises blockage alerts before flooding occurs is set for its first mission.

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The January firestorms that swept through Altadena and Pacific Palisades destroyed not only thousands of homes but also portions of the water and sewer systems that served them.

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We are trying to slow down that overflowing sewer, the flooding of the zone.

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All of the hundreds of homes destroyed on the coast highway operated on outdated septic systems, which would give way to a sewer system if the city decides to build one.

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Mel Brooks famously contextualized our perspective on misfortune when he said, “Tragedy is when I cut my finger, comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”

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