1. sewer - Noun
2. sewer - Verb
One who sews, or stitches.
A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)
A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.
Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die. Mel Brooks
The sea is the universal sewer. Jacques-Yves Cousteau
"Life is like a sewer - what you get out of it depends on what you put into it." It's always seemed to me that this is precisely the sort of dynamic, positive thinking that we so desperately need today in these trying times of crisis and universal brouhaha. Tom Lehrer
A Broadband Cable for TV is like a sewer pipe that in principle can carry gas, water, and waste: it is easy to get all that shit in there, but hard to separate it out again. Gordon Bell
Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will crawl through a sewer and beg to buy. William S. Burroughs
Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton. Wilson Mizner