webster
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• noun
American An informal term for an English language dictionary, named by association with the American lexicographer Noah Webster.
"Whenever a dispute over spelling arose in the newsroom, the editor reached for the old Webster on his desk."
A person whose occupation is weaving cloth (now chiefly archaic or historical).
"In medieval English towns, the local webster played a vital role in the guild economy by producing woolen textiles."
American A city in southeastern Texas within the Houston metropolitan area, or a town in central Massachusetts and north-central New York, United States.
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'webbestre', a feminine agent noun formed from 'webbian' (to weave) and the suffix '-estre'. In Middle English, it came to be used for weavers of either sex and became a widespread occupational surname.
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