: a medieval household officer often of high rank in charge of serving the dishes at table and sometimes of seating and tasting
: an artificial usually subterranean conduit to carry off sewage and sometimes surface water (as from rainfall)
Examples of sewer in a Sentence
Noun (2)
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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David Marino, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
That meant every toilet flush or shower from another home would push the ring closer to the main sewer, where it likely would be lost forever.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
Along with the streets, new storm and sanitary sewers are being installed, along with new sidewalks and a multi-use path.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Powell also falls through ceilings, plunges into sewers, jumps clear of explosions.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
If an office building is torn down, why would a city charge new water/sewer hookup fees when the office building demolition will remove hundreds of toilets, sinks and dishwashers that are already hooked up?
—David Marino, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
That meant every toilet flush or shower from another home would push the ring closer to the main sewer, where it likely would be lost forever.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
Along with the streets, new storm and sanitary sewers are being installed, along with new sidewalks and a multi-use path.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Powell also falls through ceilings, plunges into sewers, jumps clear of explosions.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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