: 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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Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 July 2025
Because of the location of the sewer line, work had to be done.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Reasons for construction span roadway improvements, pole maintenance, sewer work and pipeline installation.
—Tina Li
july 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2025
Still, his focus remains on the pristine downtown streets and the new sewer systems set to restore water to the area this month.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers
july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
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Noun
The package includes removing regulatory barriers to housing development and providing funds for communities that are building more housing that can be used for water and sewer infrastructure.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 July 2025
Because of the location of the sewer line, work had to be done.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Reasons for construction span roadway improvements, pole maintenance, sewer work and pipeline installation.
—Tina Li
july 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2025
Still, his focus remains on the pristine downtown streets and the new sewer systems set to restore water to the area this month.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers
july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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