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
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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.
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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
The three-seater sofa has an aluminum frame with a woven design, offering a subtle yet luxe touch to any backyard.
—Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2022
By 2030, the company plans to develop 50-seater airplanes with a 1,000 mile range.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
The image shows the U2 spy plane flying just above the balloon with the pilot’s helmet seen in the foreground. U-2 spy planes are usually one-seater aircraft but the U-2 that was flying alongside the balloon was a two-seater trainer.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2023
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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
The three-seater sofa has an aluminum frame with a woven design, offering a subtle yet luxe touch to any backyard.
—Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2022
By 2030, the company plans to develop 50-seater airplanes with a 1,000 mile range.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
The image shows the U2 spy plane flying just above the balloon with the pilot’s helmet seen in the foreground. U-2 spy planes are usually one-seater aircraft but the U-2 that was flying alongside the balloon was a two-seater trainer.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Seater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seater. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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