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upholsterer

/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹə/

Meanings
noun
A craftsman who upholsters furniture.

Examples :

"The upholsterer used new fabric and padding to repair the old armchair. "
job person work industry

Related Words

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

Illustration repair

repair noun

/ɹɪˈpɛə/ /ɹəˈpɛɚ/

The act of repairing something.

"I took the car to the workshop for repair."

Illustration armchair

armchair noun

/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈɑɹmtʃɛɚ/

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

"My grandfather always sits in his favorite armchair to read the newspaper. "

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration fabric

fabric noun

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/

An edifice or building.

"The new school fabric is modern and spacious. "

Illustration furniture

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

Illustration craftsman

craftsman noun

/ˈkræftsmən/ /ˈkrɑːftsmən/

A male artisan.

"The wood craftsman carefully carved a beautiful bird from a block of pine. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration upholsters

upholsters verb

/ʌpˈhoʊlstərz/ /əpˈhoʊlstərz/

To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).

"The furniture company upholsters sofas and chairs with colorful fabric. "

Illustration padding

padding verb

/ˈpædɪŋ/

To stuff.

"She was padding the gift box with tissue paper to protect the fragile ornament. "