'Sewer' definitions:

Definition of 'sewer'

From: WordNet
noun
A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn: sewer, sewerage, cloaca]
noun
Someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns"
noun
Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" [syn: gutter, sewer, toilet]

Definition of 'Sewer'

From: GCIDE
  • Sewer \Sew"er\, n.
  • 1. One who sews, or stitches. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana) [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sewer'

From: GCIDE
  • Sewer \Sew"er\, n. [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain, essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off. Cf. Ewer, Aquarium.] A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sewer'

From: GCIDE
  • Sewer \Sew"er\, n. [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour, F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad + sedere to sit (cf. Sit); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce, boiled meat, AS. se['a]w juice, Skr. su to press out.] Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests. [1913 Webster]
  • Then the sewer Poured water from a great and golden ewer, That from their hands to a silver caldron ran. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sewer'

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Words containing 'Sewer'