webster

¹ American  

[web-ster] / ˈwɛb stər /

noun

Archaic.

1. a weaver.

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Webster ² American  

[web-ster] / ˈwɛb stər /

noun

1. Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.

2. John, c1580–1625?, English dramatist.

3. Margaret, 1905–72, British stage director, producer, and actress, born in the U.S.

4. Noah, 1758–1843, U.S. lexicographer and essayist.

5. William H(edgcock) born 1924, U.S. judge and government official: director of the FBI 1978–87 and of the CIA 1987–91.

6. a city in central Massachusetts.

7. Informal. Also Webster's. a dictionary of the English language.

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Webster ¹ British  

/ ˈwɛbstə /

noun

1. Daniel. 1782–1852, US politician and orator

2. John. ?1580–?1625, English dramatist, noted for his revenge tragedies The White Devil (?1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (?1613)

3. Noah. 1758–1843, US lexicographer, famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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webster ² British  

/ ˈwɛbstə /

noun

1. an archaic word for weaver

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Etymology

Origin of webster

before 1100; Middle English; Old English webbestre. See web, -ster

Example Sentences

Anna Webster, Verstappen's PR handler at Red Bull, realised he wanted to keep talking, so let them carry on.

From BBC

Godlove was hospitalized several times for exhaustion and died in 1954 before finishing the thousands of color definitions he had been preparing for Webster’s Third.

From The Wall Street Journal

In “True Color” Kory Stamper investigates the curious entries tucked into Webster’s Third New International Dictionary—and the brilliant, obsessive scientist who wrote them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other deals that should close in the next few months are Clearwater Analytics’ sale to a group of private money managers, Webster Financial’s sale to Banco Santander, Select Medical Holdings’ agreement to sell to a consortium of investors, Talkspace’s sale to Universal Health Service, Day One Biopharmaceuticals’ deal to tuck under French company Servier’s roof, and UniFirst’s sale to Cintas, just to name a handful.

From Barron's

Tansy strode to the library shelf and pulled out the blue-backed Webster speller.

From Literature