seater

noun

seat·​er ˈsē-tər How to pronounce seater (audio)
1
: one that seats
2
: one that has a specified number of seats
used in combination
a 2-seater jet

Examples of seater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Hong Kong edition will be held at March 30-31 at the AsiaWorld Expo, a 10,000 seater venue adjacent to the airport. Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024 Mardenborough: The best cars to learn how to really develop as a racing driver are single seaters. Heather Newman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Available in 20 colors, the comfy relaxed seater dress is super soft and warm to wear. Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023 The album was such a runaway success that when tickets were announced for an October 2022 show at the legendary Luna Park – a modest 8,400 seater – the event sold out in 10 minutes. Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023 The 1,500 seater with metal bleachers, chain-link fences and a small hamburger hut for concession deviates from the norm of many Dallas-area high schools these days. Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022 Eagle back-seaters are even free to stretch their feet fully forward beneath the front seats. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023 Seven seaters will have a bench seat in the second row while six-seat versions will have two independent second row seats. Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 28 Mar. 2023 Travelers arrive on a seven-seater plane, then take an hour, 30-minute boat ride to the town of San Juan Bautista. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seater was in 1693

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“Seater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seater. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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