Definitions for Webster
ˈwɛb stərWeb·ster

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Webster, John Websternoun

   English playwright (1580-1625)

2. Webster, Daniel Websternoun

   United States politician and orator (1782-1817)

3. Webster, Noah Websternoun

   United States lexicographer (1758-1843)

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Websternoun

   An English occupational surname for someone who was a weaver.

2. Websternoun

   Any of various dictionaries published under the name Webster.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Websternoun

   A weaver. Obsolete.

   Etymology: webstre , Saxon; a woman-weaver.

   After local names, the most in number have been derived from occupations; as Taylor, Webster, Wheeler. William Camden.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Websternoun

   a weaver; originally, a female weaver

2. Etymology: [AS. webbestre. See Web, Weave, and -ster.]

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Webster

   Webster is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from September 16, 1983 until May 8, 1987, and in first-run syndication from September 21, 1987 until March 10, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver. The show stars Emmanuel Lewis in the title role as a young boy who, after losing his parents, is adopted by his NFL-pro godfather, portrayed by Alex Karras, and his new socialite wife, played by Susan Clark. The focus was largely on how this impulsively married couple had to adjust to their new lives and sudden parenthood, but it was the congenial Webster himself who drove much of the plot. The series was produced by Georgian Bay Ltd., Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. and Paramount Television. Like NBC's earlier hit Diff'rent Strokes, Webster featured a young African-American boy adopted by a white family.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Webster

   web′stėr, n. (obs.) a weaver. [A.S. webbestre, a female weaver—webban, to weave.]

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1. webster

   Quotes by webster -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by webster on the Quotes.net website.

2. webster

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1. • Dramatist
   • Lexicographer
   • Politician

Anagrams for Webster »

1. bestrew

How to pronounce Webster?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Webster in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Webster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Webster in a Sentence

1. Francis M. Faber Jr:

   Would the title 'A Play on Words' be an appropriate title for a stage production known as; A Day With Merrimam Webster?

2. The FBI:

   Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh was willing to become a martyr, using his U.S. military training as a weapon for ISIL. Instead, found guilty of his crimes, he is facing a lengthy incarceration.

3. Denver Bronco Shane Dronett:

   I've thought about what I could accomplish in football, but for me personally, when you read about Mike Webster and Dave Duerson and Ray Easterling, you read all these stories. And to be the type of player I want to be in football, I think I'd have to take on some risks that as a person I don't want to take on.

4. Peter Sokolowski:

   It was a very new word at that time, his definition is not the definition that you and I would understand today. His definition was, ‘The qualities of females,’ so basically feminism to Noah Webster meant femaleness. We do see evidence that the word was used in the 19th century in a medical sense, for the physical characteristics of a developing teenager, before it was used as a political term, if you will.

5. Thomas Massie:

   Daniel Webster is a very viable alternative.

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