upholsterer
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Etymology edit
From upholster (noun) + -er,[1][2] from Middle English upholdester, upholster, from Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”). Equivalent to uphold + -ster + -er.
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Noun edit
upholsterer (plural upholsterers)
- Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.
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Translations edit
a craftsman who upholsters furniture
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References edit
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Upholsterer”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 426, column 2: “f. Upholster sb. + -er1 3.”
- ^ “upholsterer”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present: “earlier upholster in same sense (see uphold, -ster) + -er1”.