Webster definition

wĕbstər

A weaver of cloth.

noun

(obs.) A weaver.

noun

(informal) Any American dictionary of the English language.

noun

(person, proper) A masculine name.

noun

Any of the dictionaries succeeding or adapted from that dictionary first published in the U.S. by Noah Webster in 1828

noun

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

noun

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

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.

noun

(person) 1782-1852; U.S. statesman & orator.

proper name

(person) 1758-1843; U.S. lexicographer.

proper name

Any of various dictionaries published under the name Webster.

pronoun

(person) 1580?-1625?; Eng. dramatist.

proper name

An English occupational surname for someone who was a weaver.

pronoun

Other Word Forms

Singular:

webster

Plural:

websters

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.

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