upholster

Meaning

Verb

To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).

Noun

An upholder, a dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholsterer; a tradesman who finishes furniture.

Synonyms

cover

pad

stuff

cushion

cover over

Translations

polstern

opvullen

opzetten

vullen

rembourrer

tapisser

tapizar

capitonner

bekleden

acolchar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: upholdester

In summary

Back-formation from upholsterer (“tradesman who finishes furniture”), from Middle English upholdester, from Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”); equivalent to uphold + -ster.