Upholsterer

//ʌpˈhəʊl.stəɹ.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.
  2. 2
    a craftsman who upholsters furniture wordnet

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buildercraftsman

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"Can you recommend a good upholsterer?"

Etymology

From upholster + -er, from Middle English upholdester, upholster, from Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”). By surface analysis, uphold + -ster + -er.

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