webster Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun English playwright (1580-1625)
    John Webster.
  2. noun United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
    Daniel Webster.
  3. noun United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
    Noah Webster.

WordNet

Web"ster noun
Etymology
AS. webbestre. See Web, Weave, and -ster.
Definitions
  1. A weaver; originally, a female weaver. Obs. Brathwait.

Webster 1913