Upholsterer

Definition: Upholsterer

Upholsterer

Noun

1. A craftsman who upholsters furniture.

Date "upholsterer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1726. (references)

Note: Upholsterer \Up*hol"ster*er\, noun. [A substitution for older upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also written upholster, upholdster. See Upholder, and -ster.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definition: Upholsterer

Domain	Definition
Economics	An act or instance of absorbing and incorporating esp. into a living organism. . . WEBIN 66 3-. . /. . Glucose -- by erythrocyte membrane. . . . . --fixation et même pénétration du glucose sur une membrane b iologique. Source: European Union. (references)
Occupations	Repairs and rebuilds upholstered furniture, using handtools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods: Removes covering, webbing, and padding from seat, arms, back, and sides of workpiece, using tack puller, chisel, and mallet. Removes defective springs by cutting cords or wires that hold them in place. Replaces webbing and springs or reties springs [SPRINGER (furniture) 780.684-106]. Measures and cuts new covering material [CUTTER, MACHINE (any industry) I 781.684-014]. Installs material on inside of arms, back, and seat, and over outside back and arms of wooden frame. Tacks or sews ornamental trim, such as braid and buttons, to cover or frame [UPHOLSTERY TRIMMER (furniture) 780.684-126]. May operate sewing machine to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material. May repair wooden frame of workpiece. May refinish wooden surfaces [FURNITURE FINISHER (woodworking) 763.381-010]. May upholster cornices and be designated Cornice Upholsterer (any industry). May repair seats, carpets, curtains, mattresses, and window shades of railroad coaches and sleeping cars and be designated Upholsterer (r.r. trans.). (references)
	Lays out, fabricates, and assembles aircraft upholstery, insulation, soundproofing, and interior trim items from assorted materials, according to specifications, using handtools, power tools, machines, and shop equipment: Stacks, aligns, and smooths materials on cutting table. Draws cutting lines on materials, such as leather, fabric, rubber, cork, fiberglass, and plastic, following patterns, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencil, paint, or other method. Cuts along marked lines, using power cutters, scissors, knives, or shears. Drills or punches holes in material. Sews, staples, glues, and cements materials to assemble upholstery or trim items, using handtools, power tools, machines, and equipment. Attaches snap fasteners, grommets, buckles, cords, and other accessories to upholstery or trim items, using handtools or equipment. Attaches binding or applies solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling. Hand sews buttons, hooks, or other fasteners onto fabric. Covers aircraft parts, such as tubing and duct work, with specified materials. (references)
	Secures padding over cushion springs, previously tied into metal frames to form furniture cushions: Places padding on springs and frame. Fastens padding in place, using needle and cord. Sews inner covering of cotton material and outer covering over padded frame. Routes padded cushion to other workers for final sewing. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: Upholsterer

English words defined with "upholsterer": Poppy bee ♦ Tapiser. (references)

Specialty definitions using "upholsterer": BUG-HUNTER ♦ FURNITURE UPHOLSTERER ♦ QUIDNUNC ♦ UPHOLSTERER HELPER. (references)

Etymologies containing "upholsterer": upholder. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Upholsterer

"Upholsterer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 90.48% of the time. "Upholsterer" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	90.48%	19	80,337
Noun (proper)	9.52%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	21	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Upholsterer

Expression using "upholsterer": upholsterer bee. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Upholsterer

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
upholsterer	12
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Upholsterer

Language		Translations for "upholsterer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		tapicier (paper hanger). (various references)

Arabic		‏المنجد عامل بالتنجيد. (various references)

Bulgarian		тапицер. (various references)

Czech		èalouník. (various references)

Danish		tapetserer (paperer, paper-hanger). (various references)

Dutch		meubelstoffeerder, meubelgarneerder. (various references)

Farsi		خیاطرومبلی وپرده وغیره . (various references)

Finnish		verhoilija. (various references)

French		tapissier. (various references)

German		Tapezierer (decorator, paper hanger, paperhanger, upholsterers), Polsterer (upholsterers), Dekorateur (adorner, decorator, interior designer, window dresser). (various references)

Greek		ταπετσιέρησ, ταπετσιέρης επιπλώσεων. (various references)

Hebrew		רפ�". (various references)

Hungarian		kárpitos. (various references)

Italian		tappezziere (decorator, hanger-paper, paperhanger). (various references)

Pig Latin		olstereruphay

Portuguese		estofador (liner). (various references)

Romanian		tapiţer. (various references)

Russian		обойщик (paper hanger, paperhanger, paper-hanger), драпировщик (draper). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		tapetar. (various references)

Spanish		tapicero (paperer, paper-hanger). (various references)

Swedish		tapetserare (paperer, paper-hanger). (various references)

Turkish		koltukçu, döşemeci (furnisher). (various references)

Ukrainian		оббивальник (bedder), драпірувальник (draper). (various references)

Vietnamese		người l� m nghề bọc ghế, người l� m nệm ghế người buôn bán nệm ghế m� n thm. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Upholsterer

Derivations
	Words beginning with "upholsterer": upholsterers. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Upholsterer"

Words rhyming with "upholsterer" (pronounced 'Up*hol"ster*er'): Abaiser, Abandoner, Abaser, Abater, Abhorrer, Abider, Abjurer, Abolisher, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Abutter, Acater, Acceder, Accelerometer, Accepter, Accipenser, Accipiter, Acclaimer, Accompanier, Accomplisher, Accorder, Accruer, Accumber, Accuser, Acetifier, Acetimeter, Acetometer, Achiever, Acidifier, Acidimeter, Acipenser, Acknowledger, Acoumeter, Acquirer, Acquitter, Acroter, Actinometer, Adducer, Adelaster, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admeasurer. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Upholsterer

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: reupholster.
	Words within the letters "e-e-h-l-o-p-r-r-s-t-u"
	-1 letter: poulterers.
	-2 letters: poulterer, resoluter, superhero, upholster.
	-3 letters: eelpouts, euphroes, heelpost, hosteler, outsleep, pesthole, posturer, poulters, repulser, reroutes, resolute, resprout, spherule, superhot, telphers, troupers.
	-4 letters: eelpout, elopers, euphroe, helpers, heptose, heteros, holster, hostler, hotspur, hurlers, hurters, hurtles, hustler, leprose, leprous, pelorus, pelters, peruser, petrels, petrols, petrous, plusher, porters, posture, pothers, poulter, pourers, pouters, presort, prester.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-h-l-o-p-r-r-s-t-u"
	+1 letter: reupholsters, upholsterers.
	+2 letters: electrophorus, reupholstered.
	+3 letters: reupholstering.
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