: 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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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Reasons for construction span roadway improvements, pole maintenance, sewer work and pipeline installation.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
The first phase would involve building the park and renovating the house, including electrical upgrades, sewer replacements, and asbestos and lead abatement.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2025
The revenue from the fees helps fund water and sewer capital projects including the future connection to Lake Michigan water, village officials said.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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Noun
Dramatic rescue: Firefighters pulled an 8-year-old girl from a sewer drain after she was trapped for seven hours in Guizhou, China.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Reasons for construction span roadway improvements, pole maintenance, sewer work and pipeline installation.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
The first phase would involve building the park and renovating the house, including electrical upgrades, sewer replacements, and asbestos and lead abatement.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2025
The revenue from the fees helps fund water and sewer capital projects including the future connection to Lake Michigan water, village officials said.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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