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haggister

haggister noun: a magpie.

Noun

haggister (plural haggisters)

  1. (UK, dialectal, rare) A magpie.

Forms of haggister

pluralhaggisters
alternative formhagester
alternative formhagister
alternative formeggiste

Origin of haggister

From Middle English *haguster, aguster, from Old English *agustre, from Proto-West Germanic *agustrā, *agistrā, variant of *agastrijā (“magpie, woodpecker”); related to West Frisian ekster (“magpie”), Dutch ekster (“magpie”), German Low German Heister, Häster (“magpie”), Swabian Ägerst (“magpie”). Compare also German Elster (“magpie”).

Questions about haggister

What does haggister mean?
Haggister means a magpie.
What part of speech is haggister?
Haggister is a noun.
What is the plural of haggister?
The plural of haggister is haggisters.

Words near haggister in the dictionary

  1. haggises
  2. haggish
  3. haggishly
  4. haggishness
  5. haggiss
  6. haggister
  7. haggisters
  8. haggl'd
  9. haggle
  10. haggled
  11. haggler

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