Sewer
Sewer , noun
1.
One who sews, or stitches.
2.
(Zoology) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)
Sewer , noun
[Old French sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately from Latin ex out + a derivative of aqua water; compare Old French essevour a drain, essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow, Late Latin exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off. Compare Ewer, Aquarium.]
A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.
Sewer , noun
[Compare Old English assewer, and asseour, Old French asseour, French asseoir to seat, to set, Latin assidere to sit by; ad + sedere to sit (compare Sit); or compare Old English sew pottage, sauce, boiled meat, Anglo-Saxon seáw juice, Sanskrit su to press out.]
Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests.
Then the sewer
Poured water from a great and golden ewer,
That from their hands to a silver caldron ran.