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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9600 COCA: 7453

sewer

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1 sewer /ˈsuːwɚ/ Brit /ˈsjuːə/ noun
plural sewers
1 sewer
/ˈsuːwɚ/ Brit /ˈsjuːə/
noun
plural sewers
Learner's definition of SEWER
[count]
: a pipe that is usually underground and that is used to carry off water and sewage污水管;下水道
compare 2sewer
2 sewer /ˈsowɚ/ noun
plural sewers
2 sewer
/ˈsowɚ/
noun
plural sewers
Learner's definition of SEWER
[count]
: someone who sews things裁缝
compare 1sewer
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9600 COCA: 7453

sewer

1 of 3

noun (1)

sew·​er ˈsü-ər How to pronounce sewer (audio)
ˈsu̇r
: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting

sewer

2 of 3

noun (2)

sew·​er ˈsō-ər How to pronounce sewer (audio)
: one that sews

sewer

3 of 3

noun (3)

sew·​er ˈsü-ər How to pronounce sewer (audio)
ˈsu̇r
: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)

Synonyms

Noun (2)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French asseour, literally, seater, from Anglo-French asseer to seat — more at assize

Noun (3)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from assewer, essiver to drain, from Vulgar Latin *exaquare, from Latin ex- + aqua water — more at island

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sewer was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9600 COCA: 7453

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