Brewster

[ broo-ster ]

/ ˈbru stər /

noun

William,1560?–1644, Pilgrim settler: leader of the colonists at Plymouth.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for brewster

Brewster includes two letters in the appendices that will bring a tear to your eyes.
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"But you must admit that it is a tough proposition to mine here," said Mr. Brewster.
Polly and Eleanor|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Brewster had objected to this at first, inasmuch as the Mongolian was a stranger, and because it was not good to make bills.
The Comstock Club|Charles Carroll Goodwin
Then Mr. Brewster told about the plans to ride up the Trail on the morrow and ascertain just how much damage had been done.
Polly and Eleanor|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

I wish I could have persuaded Mrs. Brewster to order the Nadia out of it.
The Taming of Red Butte Western|Francis Lynde
Sure enough, moving among the low pines that shaded the slope between the Spence and Brewster houses they saw the two women.
Flood Tide|Sara Ware Bassett

British Dictionary definitions for brewster

Brewster

/ (ˈbruːstə) /

noun

Sir David . 1781–1868, Scottish physicist, noted for his studies of the polarization of light

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