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webster Definition

web·ster (web′stər)

noun

Obsolete a weaver

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

Webster¹ Definition

Web·ster (web′stər)

noun

a masculine name

Webster² Definition

Web·ster (web′stər)

noun

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

Webster³ Definition

Web·ster (web′stər)

  1. Webster, Daniel 1782-1852; U.S. statesman & orator

  2. Webster, John 1580?-1625?; Eng. dramatist

  3. Webster, Noah 1758-1843; U.S. lexicographer

webster Usage Examples

Converse of object

revise: N.Amer.Eng: Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1913 ed. from the ARTFL Project at the University of Chicago 06.

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