: 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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Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The town would identify, through testing, where the worst sewer sections are and fix them first.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
But construction for the new sewer treatment plant has not begun and will take 12 to 18 months to complete, and the existing Newton County plant does not connect to Social Circle’s utility system, according to city officials.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 18 Mar. 2026
An example of this approach is Space Florida’s investment in water and sewer lines along a 2-mile former airport runway near Kennedy.
—Katelyn Ferral, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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The city has shut off water and sewer services at the detention center, and a lock has been placed on the water meter, a city representative confirmed to WSB-TV.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The town would identify, through testing, where the worst sewer sections are and fix them first.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
But construction for the new sewer treatment plant has not begun and will take 12 to 18 months to complete, and the existing Newton County plant does not connect to Social Circle’s utility system, according to city officials.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 18 Mar. 2026
An example of this approach is Space Florida’s investment in water and sewer lines along a 2-mile former airport runway near Kennedy.
—Katelyn Ferral, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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