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Webster
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Webster
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an archaic word for weaver (sense 1)
noun
1.
Daniel. 1782–1852, US politician and orator
2.
John. ?1580–?1625, English dramatist, noted for his revenge tragedies The White Devil (?1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (?1613)
3.
Noah. 1758–1843, US lexicographer, famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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Webster
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a masculine name
noun
1.
any of the dictionaries following on or adapted from that dictionary first published in the U.S. by Noah Webster in 1828
2. Informal
any American dictionary of the English language
: also ˈWebster's1.
Daniel1782-1852; U.S. statesman & orator
2.
John1580?-1625?; Eng. dramatist
3.
Noah1758-1843; U.S. lexicographer
noun
Obsolete
a weaver
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Webster
see synonyms of webster American politician. A US representative from New Hampshire (1813-1817) and later a representative (1823-1827) and senator (1827-1841 and 1845-1850) from Massachusetts, he was a noted orator who espoused preservation of the Union. He twice served as secretary of state (1841-1843 and 1850-1852).
n.
Archaic
Archaic
A weaver of cloth.
American lexicographer whose three-part A Grammatical Institute of the English Language consisted of a speller (1783) that helped standardize American spelling, a grammar (1784), and a reader (1785). His major work, An American Dictionary of the English Language, was originally published in 1828.
English playwright whose works include The White Devil (published 1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1613).
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