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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a weaver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Any of various dictionaries published under the name Webster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Nickname for a person who is a walking dictionary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, humorous, uncountable
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name
A placename
A locality in the County of Grande Prairie, No. 1, north-west Alberta, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A neighbourhood of San Diego, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Yolo County, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Sumter County, Florida.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Illinois.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Madison County, Iowa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
Former name of Sabattus: a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States; renamed in 1971.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Rice County, Minnesota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dodge County, Nebraska.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A town and village therein, in Monroe County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Jackson County, North Carolina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Darke County, Ohio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Putnam County, Ohio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Day County, South Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Harris County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename
Ellipsis of Webster City.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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name
A placename
Ellipsis of Webster County.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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name
A placename
Ellipsis of Webster Parish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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noun
A weaver (originally, specifically female).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Noah Webster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lexicographer, lexicologist
noun
United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Daniel Webster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader
noun
English playwright (1580-1625)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: John Webster
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dramatist, playwright
History
From Middle English webbestere, webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba (“weaver”). Compare web, weave, and -ster.
