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-ster
1- a suffix used in forming nouns, often derogatory, referring especially to occupation, habit, or association:
gamester; songster; trickster.
ster.
2abbreviation for
- sterling.
-ster
suffix forming nouns
- indicating a person who is engaged in a certain activity Compare -stress
songster
prankster
- indicating a person associated with or being something specified
youngster
mobster
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ster1
Middle English; Old English -estre; cognate with Dutch -ster, Middle Low German -( e ) ster
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ster1
Old English -estre
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Example Sentences
Stout Glo'ster stood aghast in speechless trance: "To arms!"
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A short paddle across the lake, not more than three quarters of a mile, and we were at Besse Ster.
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The real ster is a larger building about a quarter of a mile from this hut, and higher up the mountain.
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The Ster is a hut, built as they all are, entirely of wood, and only inhabited during the summer months.
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And further away still there is yet another building, or collection of buildings, also called Besse Ster.
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