Etymology

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Today it means: A weaver (originally, specifically female). Full definition →

Middle English webbestere ← Old English webbestre
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwebbestre
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwebbestere
  3. English todaywebster

From Middle English webbestere, webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba (“weaver”). Compare web, weave, and -ster.

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