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Meaning of sewer

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sewer

Pronunciation:/ˈs(j)uːə//ˈsuɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

verb

Definitions

  1. To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.

sewer

Pronunciation:/ˈs(j)uːə//ˈsuɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A servant attending at a meal who is responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes, etc.

sewer

Pronunciation:/ˈsəʊə//ˈsoʊɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who sews.

  2. A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk.

    Example: the apple-leaf sewer, Ancylis nubeculana