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Vinony

upholsterer

noun

  1. person who makes or repairs fixed soft coverings and padding for furniture
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌpˈhəʊl.stəɹ.ə/ / /ʌpˈhoʊl.stəɹ.əɹ/

noun

Etymology: 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.

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