Standard Lemma guide

seater

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsitɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -itə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: S IY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A vehicle or item of furniture that has a specified seating capacity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, in-compounds, often

Examples

  • a single-seater aircraft
  • Our new sofa is a three-seater.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Agent noun of seat: one who seats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: agent, form-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Variant of Seatter.

From seat + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).