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baxter

UK/ˈbækstə/US/ˈbækstɚ/

baxter noun: a baker (originally, a female baker).

Noun

baxter (plural baxters)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) A baker (originally, a female baker).
    • At this day it was agreed … that in as much as the baxters [female bakers] of this city have offended in the weight of their horsebread, it is agreed for the said offence … that from henceforth the baxters of this city shall, as long as the price of beans be at 4s [shillings] or under, sell four...1991 [1438], Lorraine C. Attreed, transl., The York House Books, 1461–1490, volume I, Wolfeboro Falls, N.H.: Alan Sutton for Richard III & Yorkist History Trust, →ISBN; quoted in Toni Mount...
    • It isn't the city bakers who are guilty of making underweight loaves or overcharging for them; it's the women baxters.2016, Toni Mount, “[December] 22nd – Offending Horsebread”, in A Year in the Life of Medieval England, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, →ISBN

Proper noun capitalized: Baxter

Baxter

  1. A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A township and rural locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
  6. An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado.
  7. An unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia.
  8. A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa.
  9. An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
  10. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
  11. A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
  12. An extinct town in New Madrid County, Missouri.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
  2. A city in Putnam County, Tennessee.
  3. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hay River, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  5. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.

baxter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

baxter in Hindi

बैक्सटर, बैक्स्टर, बेक्सटर

baxter in Tamil

பாக்ஸ்டர், பாக்ஸ்டெர்

baxter in Marathi

बॅक्सटर, बॅक्स्टर, बक्स्टर

baxter in Urdu

بیکسٹر
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baxter in Bengali
ব্যাক্সটার, ব্যাক্স্টার
baxter in Telugu
బాక్స్టర్, బాక్స్టెర్
baxter in Malayalam
ബാക്സ്റ്റർ
baxter in Kannada
ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ಟರ್
baxter in Punjabi
ਬੈਕਸਟਰ, ਬਕਸਟਰ
baxter in Gujarati
બેક્સટર, બેક્સ્ટર, બેક્સર
baxter in Nepali
ब्याक्सटर, बेक्सटर

Forms of baxter

pluralbaxters
alternative formbakester

Origin of baxter

From Middle English bakestere, bakestre, bakistre, from Old English bæcestre, feminine of bæcere (“baker”). See baker, as bake + -ster.

From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.

Words formed from baxter

Questions about baxter

What does baxter mean?
Baxter means a baker (originally, a female baker).
What is baxter in Hindi?
Baxter in Hindi is बैक्सटर, बैक्स्टर, बेक्सटर. See Baxter meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is baxter?
Baxter can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce baxter?
Baxter is pronounced /ˈbækstə/ (UK).
What is the plural of baxter?
The plural of baxter is baxters.

Words near baxter in the dictionary

  1. Baxendens
  2. Baxes
  3. Baxevanis
  4. Baxley
  5. Baxleys
  6. baxter
  7. Baxter County
  8. Baxter's law
  9. Baxterian
  10. Baxterianism
  11. Baxterians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: baxter (page history and authors); Baxter (page history and authors); baxter (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baxter (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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