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listers

listers is the plural of lister.

Meaning of lister

Noun (1)

lister (plural listers)

  1. One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
    • A good program lister is helpful here, since many language processors allow multi-statement lines. For BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and similar languages, the lister can split multi-statement lines, ensure there are blanks between keywords […]1984, John C. Nash, Effective scientific problem solving with small computers, page 113
    Synonyms:
    listmaker
    Antonyms:
    listee
  2. A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
    Synonyms:
    listmaker
    Antonyms:
    listee
  3. A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.

Noun (2)

lister (plural listers)

  1. A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.

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Questions about listers

What is listers the plural of?
Listers is the plural of lister.

Words near listers in the dictionary

  1. Listerism
  2. Listerize
  3. Listerized
  4. Listerizes
  5. Listerizing
  6. listers
  7. listest
  8. listeth
  9. listful
  10. listfuls
  11. listheses

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