Brewster

[ broo-ster ]

noun
  1. William, 1560?–1644, Pilgrim settler: leader of the colonists at Plymouth.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use Brewster in a sentence

  • We saw the red coats from Mistress Brewsters window and knew that they had been here.

    Boys and Girls of Colonial Days | Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
  • I will open the picture by reading from Polly Brewsters chapter.

    Polly and Her Friends Abroad | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • To-morrow it will be Brewsters turn, and thats up to him to say where we go.

    Polly in New York | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • "She is certainly just the person," said Ellen, and she was soon standing on the Brewsters' doorstep.

    A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories | Marian T. MacIntosh
  • The Brewsters sent John a wire to say that they would spend a few hours in Chicago, and would like him to keep that time open.

    Polly in New York | Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for Brewster

Brewster

/ (ˈbruːstə) /


noun
  1. Sir David . 1781–1868, Scottish physicist, noted for his studies of the polarization of light

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