Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Upholsterer · Up·hol·ster·er · IPA /ʌpˈhoʊl.stəɹ.əɹ/ 01 n. One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters. 1. One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters. Phrases & compounds Upholsterer bee — See Poppy bee, under Poppy.