Meanings
baster1
Baster2
plural Basters · alternative Baaster
- A member of an ethnic group comprising the descendants of Cape Colony Dutch and indigenous African women. They live largely in Namibia, in and around the town of Rehoboth.
Synonyms: Rehobother
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of an ethnic group comprising the descendants of Cape Colony Dutch and indigenous African women. They live largely in Namibia, in and around the town of Rehoboth.
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Origin
Baster · noun
Derived from the Dutch word for "bastard" (i.e. crossbreed), due to their mixed ethnic origin; see Dutch bastaard.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish valelija, liemipumppu
- valelijaone who bastes
- liemipumpputool for basting
German Arrosier-Pipette
- Arrosier-Pipettetool for basting
Spanish cuentagotas, pera
- cuentagotastool for basting
- peratool for basting
- inyectortool for basting
- jeringa culinariatool for basting
- bombillatool for basting
- goterotool for basting
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
baster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baster
“baster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baster.
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