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-ster definition

-ster (stər)

  1. a person who is, does, or creates (something specified): often derogatory oldster, punster; rhymester, trickster
  2. a person associated with (something specified) gangster

Etymology: ME < OE -estre, orig. a fem. agent suffix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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