Etymology

tapster

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Today it means: One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor. Full definition →

Middle English tappestere ← Old English tæppestre
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  1. Old English · inherited fromtæppestre“barmaid”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtappestere
  3. English todaytapster

Inherited from Middle English tappestere, from Old English tæppestre (“barmaid”), equivalent to tap + -ster.

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