upholsterer

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Etymology

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

upholsterer (plural upholsterers)

  1. Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.
    Coordinate term: reupholsterer

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  1. ^ 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.”
  2. ^ “upholsterer”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present: “earlier upholster in same sense (see uphold, -ster) + -er1”

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