[soo-er] 
| 1. | an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city. |
| 2. | to provide or equip with sewers: a tax increase necessary to sewer the neighborhood. |
| sew·er 1 (sōō'ər) n. An artificial, usually underground conduit for carrying off sewage or rainwater. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman sewere, from Vulgar Latin *exaquāria : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin aquāria, feminine of aquārius, pertaining to water (from aqua, water; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots).] |
| sew·er 2 (sōō'ər) n. A medieval servant who supervised the serving of meals. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman asseour, from asseer, to seat guests, from Latin assidēre, to sit down : ad-, ad- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |
| sew·er 3 (sō'ər) n. One that sews: a sewer of fine clothing. |
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