webster

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun English playwright (1580-1625)
  2. noun United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
  3. noun United States lexicographer (1758-1843)

Etymology

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

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John Webster

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