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Sewer is defined as a set of pipes and drains to remove waste water and other waste materials.

(noun)

An example of a sewer is the drainage area into which home toilets feed.

The definition of a sewer is someone who sews.

(noun)

An example of a sewer is a seamstress who makes repairs at a dry cleaners.

See sewer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a pipe or drain, usually underground, used to carry off water and waste matter

Origin: ME < MFr esseweur < essever, to drain off < VL *exaquare < L ex, out + aqua, water: see island

intransitive verb

to clean or maintain sewers

noun

a person or thing that sews

noun

a medieval servant of high rank in charge of serving meals and seating guests

Origin: ME, aphetic < Anglo-Fr asseour < OFr asseoir, to seat, cause to sit < L assidere, to sit by < ad-, to + sedere, to sit

See sewer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An artificial, usually underground conduit for carrying off sewage or rainwater.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman sewere

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *exaquāria

Origin: : Latin ex-, ex-

Origin: + Latin aquāria

Origin: , feminine of aquārius, pertaining to water (from aqua, water; see ak^w-ā- in Indo-European roots)

noun

A medieval servant who supervised the serving of meals.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman asseour

Origin: , from asseer, to seat guests

Origin: , from Latin assidēre, to sit down

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots

noun

One that sews: a sewer of fine clothing.

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