tapster
tapster noun: one whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.
Noun
tapster (plural tapsters)
- One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.
- […] A tapster is a good trade: an old cloak makes a new jerkin; a withered serving-man a fresh tapster.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- There is a Twin-brother to this Falſe-galloper, and hee cheats Inne-keepers onely, or their Tapſters, by learning firſt what Country-men they are, and of what kindred: and then bringing counterfeit letters of commendations from ſuch an Vncle, or ſuch a Coozen (wherein is requeſted, that the Bearer...1609, Thomas Dekker, “Lanthorne and Candle-light. Or, The Bell-man’s Second Nights-walke. […] The Second Edition, […]: Jacke in a Boxe. […]”, in Alexander B[alloch] Grosart, editor, The Non-dramatic...
- Synonyms:
- barkeep
tapster meaning in Tamil
tapster in Tamil
- தேறல்மனைப் பணியாள், சாராயக் கடையில் தேறல் வடித்தெடுப்பவர்
Synonyms of tapster
Forms of tapster
| plural | tapsters |
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Origin of tapster
Inherited from Middle English tappestere, from Old English tæppestre (“barmaid”), equivalent to tap + -ster.
Questions about tapster
- What does tapster mean?
- Tapster means one whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.
- What is tapster in Tamil?
- Tapster in Tamil is தேறல்மனைப் பணியாள், சாராயக் கடையில் தேறல் வடித்தெடுப்பவர். See Tapster meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tapster?
- Tapster is a noun.
- What is the plural of tapster?
- The plural of tapster is tapsters.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tapster (page history and authors); tapster (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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