webster
a weaver.
Origin of webster
1Other definitions for Webster (2 of 2)
Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
John, c1580–1625?, English dramatist.
Margaret, 1905–72, British stage director, producer, and actress, born in the U.S.
Noah, 1758–1843, U.S. lexicographer and essayist.
William H(edg·cock) [hej-kok], /ˈhɛdʒˌkɒk/, born 1924, U.S. judge and government official: director of the FBI 1978–87 and of the CIA 1987–91.
a city in central Massachusetts.
Also Webster's. Informal. a dictionary of the English language.
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How to use webster in a sentence
John webster, a famous English dramatist, was born near the end of the sixteenth century.
Through the Year With Famous Authors | Mabel PattersonOur own dramatist, John webster, made it the subject of a tragedy, which he gave to the press in 1612.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series | John Addington SymondsSo great, indeed, was the spell of his name that not even a man like John webster dared to comment upon his decision.
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 | Wallace NotesteinWe come now to the second great figure among the witch-ologists of the Restoration, John webster.
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 | Wallace NotesteinWe have called John webster's a great name in the literature of our subject, and we have given our reasons for so thinking.
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 | Wallace Notestein
British Dictionary definitions for webster (1 of 2)
/ (ˈwɛbstə) /
an archaic word for weaver (def. 1)
Origin of webster
1British Dictionary definitions for Webster (2 of 2)
/ (ˈwɛbstə) /
Daniel. 1782–1852, US politician and orator
John. ?1580–?1625, English dramatist, noted for his revenge tragedies The White Devil (?1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (?1613)
Noah. 1758–1843, US lexicographer, famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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