wester

[ wes-ter ]

/ ˈwɛs tər /

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noun

a wind or storm coming from the west.

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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, westering, Westerlies, westerly, Westermarck, western

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

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