shepster

S1H4E1P3S1T1E1R1

noun

A seamstress.

OriginMiddle English schapestere →
Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounshepster (plural shepsters)

plural shepsters

  1. obsoleteA seamstress.

    14th century, William Caxton, Dialogues Mabyll the shepster Cheuissheth her right well

Origin

  1. Middle Englishschapestere
  2. Englishshepster

Inherited from Middle English schapestere; equivalent to shape + -ster.

More words from Middle English

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: shepster on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.