Webster Definition

wĕbstər
noun
A weaver.
Webster's New World
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
Any of the dictionaries succeeding or adapted from that dictionary first published in the U.S. by Noah Webster in 1828
Webster's New World
Any American dictionary of the English language.
Webster's New World

(now historical) A weaver (originally, specifically female).

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • john webster
  • daniel webster
  • noah webster
pronoun

Any of various dictionaries published under the name Webster.

Wiktionary

An English occupational surname for someone who was a weaver.

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Other Word Forms of Webster

Noun

Singular:
webster
Plural:
websters

Origin of Webster

  • Middle English from Old English webbestre feminine of webba weaver from webb web webh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba (“weaver"). Compare web, weave, and -ster.

    From Wiktionary

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