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paster

American  
[pey-ster] / ˈpeɪ stər /

noun

  1. a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.

  2. a person or thing that pastes.


Etymology

Origin of paster

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

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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 Sep. 5, 2016

There was a class system in the Bureau engendered by the cutter, printer, paster, paper baler, and delivery boy.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The clipped items and slips were turned over to the paster who affixed the clippings to the slips.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Usses had two acre paster dat usses would turn under in de fall an' plant hit in turnips.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

There's a boy sits next to me what's the fastest paster in town, but I'm going to beat him some day.

From People Like That by Bosher, Kate Langley

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