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Billster

Billster is the diminutive of Billy.

Billster is the diminutive of Bill.

Meaning of Billy

Proper noun

Billy (plural Billys)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name William.
    • “By the way,” Jessamy went on, “what’s your other name? You never told me.” “Stubbs,” said Billy, “William Stubbs!”.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 98
  2. (US, nickname) The B-25 twin-engine bomber aircraft used during World War Two, commonly called the "B-25 Mitchell" in honor of U.S. Army General William "Billy" Mitchell.
    • Just then a squadron of "Billys" -- twin-engined B-25 Mitchell land-based bombers -- flew overhead ….2003 Bradley, James Flyboys. New York: Little, Brown and Company. Ch 7

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Meaning of Bill

Proper noun

Bill (plural Bills)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name William.
    • "My other name's Bill," he said. "I was christened Bill but Mr Thursgood calls me William." / "Bill, eh. The unpaid Bill. Anyone ever call you that?" / "No, sir." / "Good name, anyway." / "Yes, sir." / "Known a lot of Bills. They've all been good 'uns."1974, John le Carré, Tinker. Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Simon&Schuster, published 2002, →ISBN, page 7
  2. (rare) A diminutive of the male given name Bilal.
    • Bill Essayli, Trump’s pick in April to temporarily lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, should have departed the post by July 31 under a 120-day limit imposed by federal law, U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright concluded.2025 October 28, Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, “Judge rules LA’s top federal prosecutor was illegally appointed”, in POLITICO
  3. A surname.
  4. (UK, slang) A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill"

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Origin of Billster

Billy + -ster.

From Bill + -ster.

Questions about Billster

What is Billster the diminutive of?
Billster is the diminutive of Billy.

Words near Billster in the dictionary

  1. bills of store
  2. bills of victualling
  3. bills payable
  4. bills up
  5. Billson
  6. Billster
  7. billsticker
  8. billstickers
  9. billsticking
  10. Billund
  11. Billups

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Billster (page history and authors); Billy (page history and authors); Bill (page history and authors). 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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