: 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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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
City officials have said they were not involved in key stages of the planning process, including an engineering review of water and sewer capacity conducted by DHS.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The course shrank from 18 holes to nine last summer during the earlier stages of the sewer line replacement, but city officials said the final phases of the project require a complete closure.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators identified the remains of a man whose skull was found in the Hamilton sewer system last summer.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
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The agreement would also require the company to replace a grinder pump that repeatedly malfunctioned and discharged large pieces of debris into the city’s sewer system, requiring costly repairs.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
City officials have said they were not involved in key stages of the planning process, including an engineering review of water and sewer capacity conducted by DHS.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The course shrank from 18 holes to nine last summer during the earlier stages of the sewer line replacement, but city officials said the final phases of the project require a complete closure.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators identified the remains of a man whose skull was found in the Hamilton sewer system last summer.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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