tappestere

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === tapestere, tapister, tappester, tappster, tapstare, tapster, tapstere === Etymology === Inherited from Old English tæppestre; equivalent to tappe (“plug”) +‎ -estere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtap(ə)stər(ə)/, /ˈtap(ə)strə/ === Noun === tappestere (plural tappesteres) A tavernkeeper or tapster; a person (originally a woman) who sells ale. Coordinate term: taverner ==== Descendants ==== English: tapster ⇒ English: tapstress ==== References ==== “tappester(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.