webster

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

webster (plural websters)

  1. (now historical) A weaver (originally, specifically female).
    • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 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.

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Middle English

Noun

webster

  1. Alternative form of webbestere