Meaning

1 senses
  1. (historical)A weaver (originally, specifically female).

More definitions
  • United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
  • United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
  • English playwright (1580-1625)

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Daniel Webster also was there.

    deAuch Daniel Webster war da.

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  2. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "sapiosexual" refers to those who are "sexually attracted to highly intelligent people."

    deLaut dem Merriam-Webster-Wörterbuch wird als „sapiosexual“ jemand bezeichnet, der sich zu Menschen von hoher Intelligenz sexuell hingezogen fühlt.

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  3. The word "sophomoric," means juvenile or, as Merriam-Webster's dictionary puts it, "conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature."

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Origin

From Middle English webbestere, webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webb

From Middle English webbestere, webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba (“weaver”). Compare web, weave, and -ster.

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Forms

plural: websters
Singularwebster
Pluralwebsters

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedwebstress

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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