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maltster

maltster noun: a person who makes malt; a malter.

Noun

maltster (plural maltsters)

  1. A person who makes malt; a malter.
    • the Maltſter will ſtir his Barley Couches till the Sprit begins to fork , five or ſix times a day or more ; it being always his Care to keep them from drying too much on the outſides1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC
    • The maltster, after having lain down in his clothes for a few hours, was now sitting beside a three-legged table, breakfasting off bread and bacon.1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd

Forms of maltster

pluralmaltsters

Origin of maltster

From Middle English maltestere, malstere; equivalent to malt + -ster.

Questions about maltster

What does maltster mean?
Maltster means a person who makes malt; a malter.
What part of speech is maltster?
Maltster is a noun.
What is the plural of maltster?
The plural of maltster is maltsters.

Words near maltster in the dictionary

  1. maltreatments
  2. maltreator
  3. maltreators
  4. maltreats
  5. malts
  6. maltster
  7. maltsters
  8. maltulose
  9. malturned
  10. maltworm
  11. maltworms

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