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English
Etymology
From Middle English maltestere, malstere; equivalent to malt + -ster.
Noun
maltster (plural maltsters)
- A person who makes malt; a malter.
1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. , London: J H for H Mortlock , and J Robinson , →OCLC: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 outſides
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd: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.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
maltster
- Alternative form of maltestere