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.
Origin of sewer
1
1375–1425; late Middle English suer(e) <dialectal Old French se(u)wiere overflow channel (compare Old French ess(e)ouer(e) ditch) <Latin *exaquāria drain for carrying water off, equivalent to Latin ex-ex-1 + aqu(a) water + -āria, feminine of -ārius-ary; see sew2, -er2
OTHER WORDS FROM sewer
sew·er·less,adjectivesew·er·like,adjective
Words nearby sewer
Seward Peninsula, Seward's Folly, Seward, William H., Sewell, sewellel, sewer, sewerage, sewer pill, sewin, sewing, sewing circle
Definition for sewer (2 of 3)
sewer2
[ soh-er ]
/ ˈsoʊ ər /
noun
a person or thing that sews.
Origin of sewer
2
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sew1, -er1
Definition for sewer (3 of 3)
sewer3
[ soo-er ]
/ ˈsu ər /
noun
a former household officer or head servant in charge of the service of the table.
Origin of sewer
3
1300–50; Middle English, aphetic <Anglo-French asseour seater, equivalent to Old French asse(oir) to seat (<Latin assidēre to attend upon; see assiduous) + -our-or2
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