upholsterer

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UK/ʌpˈhəʊl.stəɹ.ə/US/ʌpˈhoʊl.stəɹ.əɹ/

noun

One who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

OriginMiddle English upholdester →
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Meanings

nounupholsterer (plural upholsterers)

plural upholsterers

  1. One who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishupholder“dealer in small goods”
  2. Middle Englishupholdester
  3. Englishupholsterer

From upholster + -er, from Middle English upholdester, upholster, from Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”). By surface analysis, uphold + -ster + -er.

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Translations

Arabic مُنَجِّد
  • مُنَجِّد (munajjid)craftsman who upholsters furniture
Czech čalouník, čalounice
  • čalouníkcraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • čalounicecraftsman who upholsters furniture
Dutch stoffeerder
  • stoffeerdercraftsman who upholsters furniture
Finnish verhoilija
  • verhoilijacraftsman who upholsters furniture
French tapissier, tapissière
  • tapissiercraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • tapissièrecraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • tapissier garnisseurcraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • tapissière garnisseusecraftsman who upholsters furniture
German Polsterer, Polsterin
  • Polsterercraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • Polsterincraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • Tapezierercraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • Tapeziererincraftsman who upholsters furniture
Hungarian kárpitos
  • kárpitoscraftsman who upholsters furniture
Italian tappezziere, tappezziera
  • tappezzierecraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • tappezzieracraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • apparatorecraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • apparatricecraftsman who upholsters furniture
Māori kaiwhakapuru, kaiwahakapurupuru
  • kaiwhakapurucraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • kaiwahakapurupurucraftsman who upholsters furniture
Polish tapicer
  • tapicercraftsman who upholsters furniture
Portuguese estofador, estofadora
  • estofadorcraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • estofadoracraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • tapeceirocraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • tapeceiracraftsman who upholsters furniture
Romanian tapițer
  • tapițercraftsman who upholsters furniture
Russian обо́йщик, драпиро́вщик
  • обо́йщик (obójščik)craftsman who upholsters furniture
  • драпиро́вщик (drapiróvščik)craftsman who upholsters furniture
Spanish tapicero, tapicera
  • tapicerocraftsman who upholsters furniture
  • tapiceracraftsman who upholsters furniture
Swedish tapetserare
  • tapetserarecraftsman who upholsters furniture
Turkish döşemeci
  • döşemecicraftsman who upholsters furniture

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reupholster
Cite this entry
APA

upholsterer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upholsterer

MLA

“upholsterer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upholsterer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upholsterer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upholsterer.

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