lister

noun

/ˈlɪstɚ/US

Etymology

Compare list (“a strip, border”), probably applied to the furrow or the ridge of earth along the furrow.

Alternative form of leister (“fish spear”).
2
One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
- A good program lister is helpful here, since many language processors allow multi-statement lines. For BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and similar languages, the lister can split multi-statement lines, ensure there are blanks between keywords […]
A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
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1. A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.
2. A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and…
  A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.
3. A surname originating as an occupation for a textile dyer.
4. A small community in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, originally named…
  A small community in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, originally named Camp Lister.

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