English Online Dictionary. What means webster? What does webster mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English webbestere, webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba (“weaver”). Compare web, weave, and -ster.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛbstə/
Noun
webster (plural websters)
- (now historical) A weaver (originally, specifically female).
Anagrams
- bestrew, brewest
Middle English
Noun
webster
- Alternative form of webbestere