Etymology
Origin of paster
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 ● Sep. 5, 2016
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
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
As the following part of the sentence speaks of "suppling and suaging wounds," I am inclined to suspect that "paster" might be an old way of spelling, "plaster."
From Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various
She tole him dey wuz ho'ses in de paster an' dat de Yankee camp wuz over near Laurinburg or somewhare like dat.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
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