Sewer meaning

What does “sewer” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sewer” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.

sewer

noun

  1. a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

  2. someone who sews

    “a sewer of fine gowns”

  3. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

    “his career was in the gutter”

    “all that work went down the sewer”

    Synonymsguttertoilet

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University