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webster

/ˈwɛbstə/US/ˈwɛbstɚ/

webster noun: a weaver (originally, specifically female).

Noun

webster (plural websters)

  1. (historical) A weaver (originally, specifically female).
    • A Derbyshire webster who proposed to cure a lunatic with a paper charm in the reign of Charles I demanded £3 down, and £3 more when the patient was cured.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 242

Proper noun capitalized: Webster

Webster (countable and uncountable, plural Websters)

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a weaver.
  2. Any of various dictionaries published under the name Webster.
  3. (humorous) Nickname for a person who is a walking dictionary.
  4. A locality in the County of Grande Prairie, No. 1, north-west Alberta, Canada.
  5. A neighbourhood of San Diego, California.
  6. An unincorporated community in Yolo County, California.
  7. A minor city in Sumter County, Florida.
  8. An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Illinois.
  9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
  10. A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
  11. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
  12. An unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
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  1. Former name of Sabattus: a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States; renamed in 1971.
  2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Rice County, Minnesota.
  4. An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Nebraska.
  5. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  6. A town and village therein, in Monroe County, New York.
  7. A town in Jackson County, North Carolina.
  8. An unincorporated community in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Darke County, Ohio.
  10. A ghost town in Putnam County, Ohio.
  11. A small city, the county seat of Day County, South Dakota.
  12. A city in Harris County, Texas.
  13. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
  14. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.
  15. A village in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
  16. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  17. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Webster City.
  18. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Webster County.
  19. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Webster Parish.

webster meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

webster in Hindi

वेबस्टर, वेब्स्टर

webster in Tamil

வெப்ஸ்டர், வெப்ஸ்டெர்

webster in Marathi

वेबस्टर, वेब्स्टर

webster in Urdu

ویبسٹر, ویبسٹیر
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webster in Bengali
ওয়েবস্টার, ওয়েবসটার
webster in Telugu
వెబ్స్టర్, వెబ్బ్స్టర్
webster in Malayalam
വെബ്സ്റ്റർ, വെബ്ബ്സ്റ്റർ, വെബസ്റ്റർ
webster in Kannada
ವೆಬ್ಸ್ಟರ್, ವೆಬಸ್ಟರ್
webster in Punjabi
ਵੈਬਸਟਰ
webster in Gujarati
વેબસ્ટર, વેબ્સ્ટર
webster in Odia
ୱେବ୍ଷ୍ଟର୍
webster in Nepali
वेबस्टर, वेब्स्टर

Forms of webster

Noun
pluralwebsters
Proper noun
pluralWebsters

Plural of webster: websters

Origin of webster

From Middle English webbestere, webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba (“weaver”). Compare web, weave, and -ster.

Words formed from webster

Questions about webster

What does webster mean?
Webster means a weaver (originally, specifically female).
What is webster in Hindi?
Webster in Hindi is वेबस्टर, वेब्स्टर. See Webster meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is webster?
Webster can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce webster?
Webster is pronounced /ˈwɛbstə/ (UK).
What is the plural of webster?
The plural of webster is websters.

Words near webster in the dictionary

  1. webspinner
  2. webspinners
  3. websquatter
  4. websquatters
  5. websquatting
  6. webster
  7. Webster City
  8. Webster County
  9. Webster Groves
  10. Webster Parish
  11. Webster Springs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: webster (page history and authors); Webster (page history and authors); webster (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); webster (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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