sewer UK /ˈsəʊə/US /ˈsoʊɚ/noun 2/ˈsuɚ/ noun 2/ˈsuɚ/ verb 1forms 3 noun2 •One who sews. •A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk. sewer UK /ˈs(j)uːə/US /ˈsuɚ/ noun2 •A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.There was a blockage in the sewer after an item of clothing was flushed down the toilet. •(historical) An official in charge of a princely household, also responsible for the ceremonial task of attending at dinners, seating the guests and serving dishes.While the Saxon was plunged in these painful reflections, the door of their prison opened, and gave entrance to a sewer, holding his white rod of office. — 1819 verb1 •To provide (a place) with a system of sewers. formssewered · sewering · sewers
