: 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)
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Noun (2)
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2025
The 5-year-old boy was safely rescued from the sewer without any injuries.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
During the sewer sequence, Hallorann is transported to a memory in which he and his grandma are terrorized by his grandpa (Andrew Moodie), who is implied to have molested Hallorann as a child.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Fortunately, the dagger Lilly (Clara Stack) retrieved from the sewer that was made from the same cosmic rock as the pillars has the ability to re-lock the cage.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Scientists analyzing the sewer drains from the Roman fort Vindolanda (near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England) found three types of intestinal parasites—roundworm,whipworm, and Giardia duodenalis.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2025
The 5-year-old boy was safely rescued from the sewer without any injuries.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
During the sewer sequence, Hallorann is transported to a memory in which he and his grandma are terrorized by his grandpa (Andrew Moodie), who is implied to have molested Hallorann as a child.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Fortunately, the dagger Lilly (Clara Stack) retrieved from the sewer that was made from the same cosmic rock as the pillars has the ability to re-lock the cage.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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