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Webster is a male name, common last name, or a dictionary published in the United States by Noah Webster.

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An example of Webster is the last name of the head coach for the New York Giants from 1969 to 1973.
An example of Webster is the author of the American Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1828.

See webster in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Obsolete a weaver

Origin: ME < OE webbestre, fem. of webba, weaver < OE < webb: see web & -ster

noun

a masculine name

noun

any of the dictionaries following on or adapted from that dictionary first published in the U.S. by Noah Webster in 1828
Informal any American dictionary of the English language
also Webster's

Webster, Daniel 1782-1852; U.S. statesman & orator
Webster, John 1580?-1625?; Eng. dramatist
Webster, Noah 1758-1843; U.S. lexicographer

See webster in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Obsolete

A weaver of cloth.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English webbestre

Origin: , feminine of webba, weaver

Origin: , from webb, web; see webh- in Indo-European roots

American politician. A U.S. representative from New Hampshire (1813-1817) and later a representative (1823-1827) and senator (1827-1841 and 1845-1850) from Massachusetts, he was a noted orator who espoused preservation of the Union. He twice served as secretary of state (1841-1843 and 1850-1852).

, John 1580?-1625?

English playwright whose works include The White Devil (published 1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1613).

, Noah 1758-1843.

American lexicographer whose Spelling Book (1783) helped standardize American spelling. His major work, An American Dictionary of the English Language, was originally published in 1828.

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