wester

¹ American  

[wes-ter] / ˈwɛs tər /

noun

1. a wind or storm coming from the west.

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wester ² American  

[wes-ter] / ˈwɛs tər /

verb (used without object)

1. (of heavenly bodies) to move or tend westward.

2. to shift or veer toward the west.

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wester British  

/ ˈwɛstə /

verb

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

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noun

1. a strong wind or storm from the west

Etymology

Origin of wester¹

First recorded in 1920–25; west + -er ¹

Origin of wester²

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at west, -er ⁶

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Example Sentences

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wester

Dogs were also potentially domesticated more than once—evidence suggests our household companions came from a relatively recent instance in wester Eurasia.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021

Draughts, dear Furius, if my villa faces, 'Tis not showery south, nor airy wester, North's grim fury, nor east; 'tis only fifteen Thousand sesterces, add two hundred over.

From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus by Robinson Ellis

A wester or sea-breeze, deflected by the ravines to a norther, was blowing; and in these regions, as in the sub-frigid zones of Europe, wind makes all the difference of temperature.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

Westren: to west or wester — to decline towards the west; so Milton speaks of the morning star as sloping towards heaven's descent "his westering wheel."

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves

Unexpectedly, about four a.m., a violent sandy and misty wester began to blow; and all fancied that we had set sail to the south.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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