webster

See also: Webster

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛbstə/

Noun

webster (plural websters)

(now historical) A weaver (originally, specifically female).
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 242:
  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.

Anagrams

bestrew, brewest

Middle English

Alternative forms

webestere, webbester, webstere, webstar, webstare

Etymology

From Old English webbestre; equivalent to webbe +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɛb(ə)stər/

Noun

webster (plural websters)

weaver

Synonyms

Descendants

English: webster
Scots: wabster

References

“webbester(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.

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