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dempster

1 American  
[demp-ster, dem-] / ˈdɛmp stər, ˈdɛm- /

noun

  1. deemster.


Dempster 2 American  
[demp-ster, dem-] / ˈdɛmp stər, ˈdɛm- /

noun

  1. Arthur Jeffrey, 1886–1950, U.S. physicist.


dempster British  
/ ˈdɛmpstə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of deemster

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Maltster," surely, is not feminine, still less "whipster;" "dempster," Scotch, is a judge.

From Notes and Queries, Number 32, June 8, 1850 by Various

Six years later Lachlan's younger cousin Hazel Dempster, who lives in Kirkcudbright, began suffering from worrying headaches and her GP referred her for a scan.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

Hunter Dempster, an organizer with Decarcerate Memphis, a group pushing for accountability in the criminal justice system, said on Sunday that his organization has long been warning about the Scorpion team.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023

“He’s stoic, he believes in virtue, he believes in reason,” Dempster said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2022

The others were Al Leiter in 1996, Kevin Brown in 1997, Ryan Dempster in 2000 and A.J.

From Fox News ● Nov. 29, 2021

And then aloud: 'Now, Mr. Dempster, this is the low wall Muriel speaks of.

From A Practical Novelist by John Davidson

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