: 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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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Tecolote Canyon Golf Course in Clairemont has shrunk from 18 holes to nine to accommodate ongoing work on a $55 million sewer line replacement that is also affecting nearby hiking trails.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Combined sewer overflows are unhealthy for people and the environment in a few ways.
—Noa Climor, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
That work has included repair and replacement of roofs, bathroom upgrades, landscaping, dining hall renovations, installation of a fire monitoring and alarm systems, and converting septic tanks to the sewer system and wells to city water.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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Noun
In a statement released Tuesday, GSD officials said its consent decree calls for $155 million in sewer system improvements over the next 15 years — nearly $12 million annually.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Tecolote Canyon Golf Course in Clairemont has shrunk from 18 holes to nine to accommodate ongoing work on a $55 million sewer line replacement that is also affecting nearby hiking trails.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Combined sewer overflows are unhealthy for people and the environment in a few ways.
—Noa Climor, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
That work has included repair and replacement of roofs, bathroom upgrades, landscaping, dining hall renovations, installation of a fire monitoring and alarm systems, and converting septic tanks to the sewer system and wells to city water.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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 22 Aug. 2025.
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