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Webster

name
/ˈwɛbstɚ/US/ˈwɛbstə/UK

Etymology

From Middle English webbestere, webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba (“weaver”). Compare web, weave, and -ster.

  1. inherited from webbestre
  2. inherited from webbestere

Definitions

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a weaver.

  2. Any of various dictionaries published under the name Webster.

  3. Nickname for a person who is a walking dictionary.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A placename

    2. A weaver (originally, specifically female).

      • A Derbyshire webster who proposed to cure a lunatic with a paper charm in the reign of Charles I demanded £3 down, and £3 more when the patient was cured.

The neighborhood

Derived

Hyperwebster, MW, Webster City, Webster County, Webster Parish, Webster Springs

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA