Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: -ster
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.

suffix

A diminutive appended to a person's name.

Humorous; Offensive

Example Sentences

"1992, Russell Baker, "Observer; Pretty Good Read" (review of What It Takes by Richard Ben Cramer), New York Times, 25 Jul., Cramer's exploration of the hearts, minds and souls of America's ambition-crazed Presidential candidates moves ahead at a pace that feels childishly frantic . . . . This is not just because it keeps referring to Senator Robert Dole as "the Bobster.""
"“Never better,” the Raabster spat back. “Just get on with it. What’s the score?”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster From Middle English -estere, -ester, from Old English -estre (“-ster”, feminine agent suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā, of disputed origin. Cognate with Middle Low German -ester, Dutch -ster.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -estere, -estre, *-astrijā

Usage

Inflected Forms

-sters (plural)

Synonyms

-er -or

Questions

What does -ster mean?: Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.
Where does -ster come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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