Meanings
plural maltsters
- A person who makes malt; a malter.
The maltster, after having lain down in his clothes for a few hours, was now sitting beside a three-legged table, breakfasting off bread and bacon.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd1 more example
the Maltſter will ſtir his Barley Couches till the Sprit begins to fork , five or ſix times a day or more ; it being always his Care to keep them from drying too much on the outſides
1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC
Origin
- Middle Englishmaltestere
- Englishmaltster
From Middle English maltestere, malstere; equivalent to malt + -ster.
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maltster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltster
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