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down-easter

down-easter noun: one living down east; a New Englander, especially an inhabitant of Maine or a Maritimer.

Noun

down-easter (plural down-easters)

  1. One living down east; a New Englander, especially an inhabitant of Maine or a Maritimer.

Forms of down-easter

pluraldown-easters

Origin of down-easter

From down east + -er.

Questions about down-easter

What does down-easter mean?
Down-easter means one living down east; a New Englander, especially an inhabitant of Maine or a Maritimer.
What part of speech is down-easter?
Down-easter is a noun.
What is the plural of down-easter?
The plural of down-easter is down-easters.

Words near down-easter in the dictionary

  1. down-crested
  2. down-current
  3. down-currents
  4. down-down
  5. down-downs
  6. down-easter
  7. down-easters
  8. down-gyved
  9. down-hearted
  10. down-heartedly
  11. down-heartedness

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