maltster

[ mawlt-ster ]

/ ˈmɔlt stər /

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noun

a maker of or dealer in malt.

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Origin of maltster

First recorded in 1325–75, maltster is from the Middle English word malt(e)stere.See malt, -ster

Words nearby maltster

maltodextrin, maltol, maltose, maltreat, malt shop, maltster, malt whisky, malty, Maluku, malunion, Malus' law

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How to use maltster in a sentence

Rumbold, the maltster who contrived the Rye house plot taken and executed at Edinburgh.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He was the second son of Richard Farmer, a wealthy maltster of that town.
English Book Collectors|William Younger Fletcher
This horizontal air-mill served as a landmark for many miles round: the proprietor was Mr. Hodgson, a maltster and distiller.
Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present|John Timbs
I found I was as vain of those memories as the maltster was of having lost all his teeth.
Windfalls|(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner

It was the unvarying custom in Weatherbury to sink all minor differences when the maltster had to be pacified.
Windfalls|(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for maltster

maltster

/ (ˈmɔːltstə) /

noun

a person who makes or deals in malt

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