seater
See also: Seater
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From seat + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsitɚ/
Noun
[edit]seater (plural seaters)
- (in combination, often attributive) A vehicle or item of furniture that has a specified seating capacity.
- a single-seater aircraft
- Our new sofa is a three-seater.
- 1984, Don Dwiggins, Welcome to Flying: A Primer for Pilots, Blue Ridge Summit, P.A.: TAB Books, →ISBN, page 12:
- The Cub is a two-place tandem-seating craft, while the Luscombe and Cessna 120/140 are two-place side-by-side seaters.
- 2021 January 25, Robin Russell-Jones, “Electric cars are not the only green solution”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-14:
- Toyota is developing a hydrogen fuel cell car, but the research and development costs are eye-watering. By contrast, a British firm, Riversimple, is producing a cheap, compact two-seater, which will probably come to dominate the small car market, particularly for drivers who cannot plug in a car at home.
- 2023, Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer, page 33:
- I've heard it's a one-seater, and I really need my privacy when I go.
- Agent noun of seat, one who seats.