: 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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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
The state Department of Administration, which reviews annexation proposals and issues advisory opinions, concluded the DeForest annexation is not in the public interest because of concerns over how the village would provide water and sewer services for the annexed area.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The firm has consulted on water and sewer rate-setting in the state for more than 30 years, officials said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Steinberg kept pushing, but the city ran into other delays with connecting the homes to water, sewer and electricity, finding places to put them and the need to meet permitting and other requirements.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Noun
For example, radiological releases into public sewers might violate legal limits under the Clean Water Act.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
The state Department of Administration, which reviews annexation proposals and issues advisory opinions, concluded the DeForest annexation is not in the public interest because of concerns over how the village would provide water and sewer services for the annexed area.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The firm has consulted on water and sewer rate-setting in the state for more than 30 years, officials said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Steinberg kept pushing, but the city ran into other delays with connecting the homes to water, sewer and electricity, finding places to put them and the need to meet permitting and other requirements.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sewer
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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