cupster
cupster noun: a cupper (one who performs the medical operation of cupping).
Noun
cupster (plural cupsters)
- A cupper (one who performs the medical operation of cupping).
- To prevent other sources of infection, originating from the practizing of this office the Leyden magistrate ordered in the year 1519, that no plague-masters, barbers, cupsters or scrubsters should throw in.1916, Janus - Volume 21
- A drunkard.
- And yonder, that old cupster, Silenus, that horrible old favourite, wobbles along on a donkey, and would tumble off, you may be sure, were he not upheld by two fairly sober Satyrs.1909, Max Beerbohm, Yet Again
- Synonyms:
- alcoholic
Synonyms of cupster
Forms of cupster
| plural | cupsters |
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Origin of cupster
From Middle English copster, coppester, cuppestere, equivalent to cup + -ster. Compare cupper.
Questions about cupster
- What does cupster mean?
- Cupster means a cupper (one who performs the medical operation of cupping).
- What part of speech is cupster?
- Cupster is a noun.
- What is the plural of cupster?
- The plural of cupster is cupsters.
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