lister Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912)
    Joseph Lister; Baron Lister.
  2. noun assessor who makes out the tax lists
  3. noun moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow
    middlebreaker; middle buster; lister plough; lister plow.

WordNet

List"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who makes a list or roll.
Lis"ter noun
Definitions
  1. Same as Leister.

Webster 1913