upholsterer
pronunciation
How to pronounce upholsterer in British English:
UK [ʌpˈhəʊlstərə(r)]
How to pronounce upholsterer in American English:
US [ʌpˈhoʊlstərə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a craftsman who upholsters furniture
Word Origin
- upholsterer (n.)
- "tradesman who finishes or repairs articles of furniture" (1610s), from upholdester (early 15c.; early 14c. as a surname), formed with diminutive (originally fem.) suffix -ster + obsolete Middle English noun upholder "dealer in small goods" (c. 1300), from upholden "to repair, uphold, keep from falling or sinking" (in this case, by stuffing); see uphold (v.).
Example
- 1. And I iook closer , and it was my upholsterer .
- 2. And there , with an aching void in his young heart , and all outside so cold , and bare , and strange , paul sat as if he had taken life unfurnished , and the upholsterer were never coming .
- 3. Silva claims that instead of using the stool to convince associates to place an order , company representatives took it to a local upholsterer and reproduced it .
- 4. Attract the most ideal customers and invite architectural planning design institute , engineering division of real estate company , upholsterer , construction monitor company , governmental procurement department , trade company and agency for construction materials to attend the exhibition .