sylvester

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/sɪlˈvɛstɚ/

noun

A ratchet device for pulling out pit props.

Similar
nanny
OriginLatin sylvester →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

sylvester1

nounsylvester (plural sylvesters)

plural sylvesters · alternative Sylvester

  1. historicalbusinessA ratchet device for pulling out pit props.

    Synonyms: nanny

Sylvester2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Latin used in English since the sixteenth century.
  2. A surname.
  3. A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A city, the county seat of Worth County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Fisher County, Texas, United States.
  6. A small town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
  7. A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ratchet device for pulling out pit props.

Similar
nanny
Also see
nanny

Origin

  1. Latinsylvester“woody, rural”
  2. EnglishSylvester

Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31.

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Translations

Arabic سيلفستر
  • سيلفسترmale given name
Catalan Silvestre
  • Silvestremale given name
Chinese Mandarin 西爾維斯特 /西尔维斯特, 蕭韋斯特 /萧韦斯特
  • 西爾維斯特 /西尔维斯特 (Xīěrwéisītè)male given name
  • 蕭韋斯特 /萧韦斯特 (Xiāowéisītè)male given name
Czech Silvestr
  • Silvestrmale given name
Esperanto Silvestro
  • Silvestromale given name
Estonian Silver
  • Silvermale given name
French Sylvestre
  • Sylvestremale given name
German Silvester
  • Silvestermale given name
Greek Συλβέστρος
  • Συλβέστρος (Sylvéstros)male given name
Hebrew סִילְבֶסְטֶר
  • סִילְבֶסְטֶר (silvéster)male given name
Hungarian Szilveszter
  • Szilvesztermale given name
Japanese シルヴェスター
  • シルヴェスター (Shiruvesutā)male given name
Polish Sylwester
  • Sylwestermale given name
Portuguese Silvestre
  • Silvestremale given name
Russian Сильве́стр
  • Сильве́стр (Silʹvéstr)male given name
Spanish Silvestre
  • Silvestremale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sylvester

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Cite this entry
APA

sylvester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvester

MLA

“sylvester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvester. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sylvester,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvester.

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