Webster

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From Middle English webster, from Old English webbestre, feminine form of webba(“weaver”). Compare web, weave, and -ster.

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webster (n.)

"a weaver," Old English webbestre "a female weaver," from web (q.v.) + fem. suffix -ster. Noah Webster's dictionary, typically American and execrable for etymology, was first published 1828.