webster

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English webbestere, webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba (“weaver”). Compare web, weave, and -ster. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛbstə/ === Noun === webster (plural websters) (now historical) A weaver (originally, specifically female). === Anagrams === bestrew, brewest == Middle English == === Noun === webster alternative form of webbestere