paster

American

[pey-ster] / ˈpeɪ stər /

noun

a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
a person or thing that pastes.

Etymology

Origin of paster

First recorded in 1730–40; paste + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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Ms. Merkel, the daughter of a Lutheran paster in Communist East Germany, insisted that there was no way to impose a quota on those fleeing war and oppression.

From New York Times

If you get a paster, make a wish.

From Washington Post

They invented fan-tail tickets and pasters, and gradually these delightful and patriotic arts and practices have spread over almost the entire country.

From Project Gutenberg

James is the best paster of all, he's so careful.

From Project Gutenberg

It is interesting to find Dickens making use in Oliver Twist of the name Fagin, who was one of his fellow pasters.

From Project Gutenberg

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