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waister

waister noun: a seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.

Noun

waister (plural waisters)

  1. (historical) A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.
    • The largest division of a ship's company, and the most ignoble, was that of the waisters, the men stationed in the waist, the men " without art or judgment," who hauled aft the fore and main sheets, and kept the decks white.1905, John Masefield, Sea Life in Nelson's Time, page 129

Forms of waister

pluralwaisters

Origin of waister

From waist + -er.

Questions about waister

What does waister mean?
Waister means a seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.
What part of speech is waister?
Waister is a noun.
What is the plural of waister?
The plural of waister is waisters.

Words near waister in the dictionary

  1. waistcoatless
  2. waistcoats
  3. waisted
  4. waisted drum
  5. waisted drums
  6. waister
  7. waisters
  8. waisting
  9. waistings
  10. waistless
  11. waistlessness

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