Forster

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proper noun

An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest.

OriginFrench fustrier ← Old French forcetier →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest.
  2. A coastal town in MidCoast council area, Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchforcetier“cutter”
  2. Frenchfustrier“blockmaker”
  3. EnglishForster

* As an English surname, from the noun forester. * Also as an English surname, borrowed from French fustrier (“blockmaker”), from fustre (“baulk of timber”). * As a French and Norman surname, from Old French forcetier (“cutter”), from forcettes (“scissors”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Förster and Först (both related to Forst (“forest”)).

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APA

Forster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forster

MLA

“Forster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Forster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Forster.

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