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Dyster

Dyster proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Dyster (plural Dysters)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Dyster

pluralDysters

Origin of Dyster

Feminine variant of dyer (“one who dyes”). Comparable to spinster, from spinner. See also Dexter.

Questions about Dyster

What does Dyster mean?
Dyster means a surname.
What part of speech is Dyster?
Dyster is a proper noun.

Words near Dyster in the dictionary

  1. dysteleologic
  2. dysteleological
  3. dysteleologist
  4. dysteleologists
  5. dysteleology
  6. Dyster
  7. Dysters
  8. dystextia
  9. dystextias
  10. dysthanasia
  11. dystheism

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