lister

¹ American  

[lis-ter] / ˈlɪs tər /

noun

1. Also called middlebreaker, middlebuster.  Also called lister plow.  a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.

2. Also called lister drill.  Also called lister planter,.  a lister plow fitted with attachments for dropping and covering seeds.

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lister ² American  

[lis-ter] / ˈlɪs tər /

noun

1. a person who makes or compiles a list, especially an appraiser or assessor.

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Lister ³ American  

[lis-ter] / ˈlɪs tər /

noun

1. Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis 1827–1912, English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.

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lister ¹ British  

/ ˈlɪstə /

noun

1. Also called: lister plough.   middlebreaker.   middle buster.  agriculture a plough with a double mouldboard designed to throw soil to either side of a central furrow

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Lister ² British  

/ ˈlɪstə /

noun

1. Joseph, 1st Baron Lister. 1827–1912, British surgeon, who introduced the use of antiseptics

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Lister Scientific  

/ lĭs′tər /

1. British surgeon who, influenced by Pasteur's germ theory of disease, established in 1865 a system of antiseptic measures in hospitals to combat infections. His practices dramatically decreased the number by deaths caused by infection and were gradually adopted in hospitals throughout Europe.

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Etymology

Origin of lister¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; list ² + -er ¹

Origin of lister²

First recorded in 1670–80; list ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

To my shame, I am what people in the world of birding call a lister.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2017

And not even a purehearted birder – a lister!

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2017

I have to quote this whole paragraph, about a survival group’s knife-buying tactics, to give you a sense of how Rawles, a notorious lister, does it:

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2016

He became a county lister in the 1970s, recording which species he saw in which of Minnesota’s 87 counties.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2015

His warm canteen was empty, and he was too distraught to remember the lister bag hanging outside in the shade between the two tents.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller