wester

[ wes-ter ]

/ ˈwɛs tər /

Save This Word!

noun

a wind or storm coming from the west.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

true

false

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Compare northwester, southwester.

Origin of wester

First recorded in 1920–25; west + -er¹

Words nearby wester

West Covina, West Des Moines, West Dunbartonshire, West End, Westenra, wester, Westergren method, westering, Westerlies, westerly, Westermarck

Other definitions for wester (2 of 2)

wester²

[ wes-ter ]

/ ˈwɛs tər /

verb (used without object)

(of heavenly bodies) to move or tend westward.

to shift or veer toward the west.

Origin of wester

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at west, -er⁶

How to use wester in a sentence

"There's Burley," said Blackie, clad in a long oilskin and a sou'wester as he checked off the home-coming adventurers.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
The upper windows of the pavilion commanded a considerable spread of links in the direction of Graden-Wester.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
"It may come to be a bit sloppy when this sou'wester gets its gait on," he suggested to the skipper.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
The tug dropped them off the Tail of the Horseshoe; a smashing sou'wester was serving them.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day

Then tying on his sou'-wester again he made his way out and gave a mug to each of the others.
A Chapter of Adventures|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for wester

wester

/ (ˈwɛstə) /

verb

(intr) (of the sun, moon, or a star) to move or appear to move towards the west

noun

a strong wind or storm from the west

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012