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
These first two letters, de Frevals and Websters, respond to an authors request for criticism.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela | Samuel RichardsonHe adds that the weak places in Websters armor were historical in nature.
Nullification, Secession Webster's Argument and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions | Caleb William LoringHe carried in his hand a Websters Unabridged, which he placed on an old box previously used for the same purpose.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary AntinFletcher Websters regiment, the 12th, was in process of recruiting at Fort Warren that month.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace | Frederick Morse CutlerHe sat among the veterans of the battle at Websters magnificent oration in dedication of the Bunker Hill monument.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2) | Hazard Stevens
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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