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

Josiah thought he could make a lovely piece of mosaic from the stuns down in our paster and slate stuns.

From Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife by Holley, Marietta

But dat night Mis' Laughter put her clothes in her box an' made me tote it down to de paster an' hide it in de blackberry patch.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration