Etymology

baxter

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Today it means: A baker (originally, a female baker). Full definition →

Middle English bakestere ← Old English bæcestre
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baxter · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited frombæcestre
  2. Middle English · inherited frombakestere
  3. English todaybaxter

From Middle English bakestere, bakestre, bakistre, from Old English bæcestre, feminine of bæcere (“baker”). See baker, as bake + -ster.

Baxter · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived frombæcestre“baker”
  2. Middle English · derived frombakster
  3. English todayBaxter

From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.

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