blackster

Noun

blackster (plural blacksters)

1. (historical, obsolete) One who dyes or colours things black
   • Item, that syx persons of good report, fame, creditt, skill and understanding shal be appoynted by Mr Maiour and th'aldermen to be searchers and sealers of the seid clothes and other comodityes as also to make searche in the howse or howses of all dyers and calendres, blacksters and sheremen or...1910, original c. 1580, The Records of the City of Norwich
   • So we find a tanyard in the 13th century and mention of 13 tanners and barkers in the 16th; kerseys, serges, napery and canvas made in the 13th century and 16 weavers, 10 fullers, a dyer, a blackster, a wadster, a sherman, 10 tailors and 10 drapers together with 16 glovers, 17 shoemakers and two...1979, David N. Robinson, The Book of Louth: The Story of a Market Town, page 136
2. (rare, slang) A fan of black metal music.
   • A "blackster" (a fan of heavy metal, the satanic kind) isn't going to join a stuffed animal club, of course, but he does listen to music and try to translate the words of the songs.2001, The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press
   • Among different opinions expressed about Dani at different times by different people, a few stood out as most common. Dani Filth was a heartless sadistic bastard with a penchant for cheap mystique. Dani Filth was a typical dumb blackster.2006, Nikki 666, Special Friend, page 37