Brewster
[ broo-ster ]
/ ˈbru stər /
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noun
William, 1560?–1644, Pilgrim settler: leader of the colonists at Plymouth.
a male given name.
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Brewster
/ (ˈbruːstə) /
noun
Sir David . 1781–1868, Scottish physicist, noted for his studies of the polarization of light
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