Skip to main content
seater

seater

11 3.3
A vehicle or piece of furniture made to fit a certain number of people
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːtər/
translation icon : plaza
  • I recently purchased a comfortable four-seater sofa for my living room.
  • a two-seater

We're riding a three seater bike east and we have one turn.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • What I want next is a tiny little two-seater commuter car.

    Blog text (17)
  • I knew very well he thought riding in my red two-seater dented his dignity.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Getting the ride in that two seater was incredible.

  • This is a new six seater table for the podcast.

  • I bought a blow up two seater kayak here.

  • We followed him outside to his two-seater sports car.

    Academic text (2002)
  • This is only a two-seater.

  • Bobby appeared at the side of the house and drove away in a two-seater.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Next evening, a big angular two-seater waited alongside the SE5.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Bright red and pristine, the two-seater sat like a toy beside a Chevy wagon.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

chair
vsseater
1.0

A seat for one person with a back and legs

is a general term for items that state seating capacity
bench
vsseater
210 1.0

A long hard seat for several people, often made of wood

is a general term for items that state seating capacity
sectional
vsseater
  • US
16 3.8

A large sofa with separate parts that fit together

is a general term for items that state seating capacity
love seat
vsseater
  • US
10 2.7

A small sofa for two people to sit together

is a general term for items that state seating capacity
settee
vsseater
9 3.9

A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa

is a general term for items that state seating capacity

Compounds

5 3.4

A small car with seats for two people, like a sports car

How Many Seats

seater
11 3.3
two-seater
5 3.4

Surface Forms

seater singular
seaters plural

Morphology

seater = seat (transparent) = seat + er

The word is a regular capacity noun meaning something that seats a given number of people, so the base meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

The word seater comes from seat ('a place to sit') and -er ('one who') and is often used in compounds like 'three-seater' to show how many people something can hold, so a five-seater is something that seats five people.