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.

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Etymology

Origin of paster

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

Example Sentences

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

The artist who thus covers the globe, called a paster, is also a colorer.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. by Various

People read for other things than understanding, Karl; people read pour paster la tante, with the books.

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz