webster
pronunciation
How to pronounce webster in British English:
UK [ˈwebstə]
How to pronounce webster in American English:
US [ˈwɛbstɚ]
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- Noun:
- English playwright (1580-1625)
- United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
- United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
Word Origin
- webster (n.)
- "a weaver," Old English webbestre "a female weaver," from web (q.v.) + fem. suffix -ster. Noah Webster's dictionary first published 1828.
Example
- 1. Writer donovan webster is based in charlottesville , virginia .
- 2. All the cabinet resigned but secretary of state webster .
- 3. How many keys did webster have for the house ?
- 4. Yet most people of the north accepted webster 's appeal for compromise .
- 5. All cabinet members , but one -- daniel webster -- resigned .