brewster
pronunciation
How to pronounce brewster in British English:
UK ['bru:stə]
How to pronounce brewster in American English:
US ['brustə]
Word Origin
- brewster (n.)
- early 13c. as a surname, probably originally "a female brewer" (even though most of the early surnames on the records are of men), from brew (v.) + -ster. Compare Old French braceresse "female brewer," Middle English name Clarice le Breweres on the 1312 Colchester Borough Court Rolls.
Example
- 1. The wayback machine 's inventor , brewster kahle , is way ahead of him .
- 2. Edward brewster , a spokesman for prudential , didn 't immediately return a phone call seeking comment .
- 3. In this nondescript and " nothing valuable here " building , brewster hopes to house 10 million books -- about the contents of a world-class university library .
- 4. The couple decided in march to split after 16 years of marriage . Ms. brewster has hired a divorce lawyer and says she has been advised to have as little interaction as possible with her husband .
- 5. Founded by brewster kahle in 1996 , internet archive collects , stores and provides access to billions of web pages as well as other digital media such as books , video and software .