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webster
1[ web-ster ]
noun
Archaic.
- a weaver.
Webster
2[ web-ster ]
noun
- Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- John, c1580–1625?, English dramatist.
- Margaret, 1905–72, British stage director, producer, and actress, born in the U.S.
- Noah, 1758–1843, U.S. lexicographer and essayist.
- William H(edg·cock) [hej, -kok], born 1924, U.S. judge and government official: director of the FBI 1978–87 and of the CIA 1987–91.
- a city in central Massachusetts.
- Also Webster's. Informal. a dictionary of the English language.
Webster
1/ ˈwɛbstə /
noun
- WebsterDaniel17821852MUSPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: orator Daniel. 1782–1852, US politician and orator
- WebsterJohn?1580?1625MEnglishTHEATRE: dramatist John. ?1580–?1625, English dramatist, noted for his revenge tragedies The White Devil (?1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (?1613)
- WebsterNoah17581843MUSLANGUAGE: lexicographer Noah. 1758–1843, US lexicographer, famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
webster
2/ ˈwɛbstə /
noun
- an archaic word for weaver
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Word History and Origins
Origin of webster1
Old English webbestre, from webba a weaver, from webb web
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