upholsterer

noun

up·hol·ster·er (ˌ)əp-ˈhōl-stər-ər

(ˌ)ə-ˈpōl-

plural upholsterers

: a person or business that repairs or installs upholstery

a furniture upholsterer

Washington designer Sally Steponkus is a big fan of reupholstering. … She finds a good upholsterer can breathe new life into an old chair with good tailoring and extra padding.—Jura Koncius

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His dad had been an upholsterer, his mother a stay-at-home mom. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 30 Nov. 2025 Don’t buy anything but a sample before choosing and consulting with an upholsterer. — Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026 An army of polishers, painters, cleaners, plumbers, upholsterers, and even a piano tuner finished preparing her for the trip, and the crew got ready as well. — Doug Most august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025 There are panel beaters, scrap metal sellers, upholsterers. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for upholsterer

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1613, in the meaning defined above

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