Webster

Other forms: Websters

Definitions of Webster
  1. noun
    English playwright (1580-1625)
    synonyms: John Webster
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    example of:
    dramatist, dramaturge, playwright
    someone who writes plays
  2. noun
    United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
    synonyms: Noah Webster
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    example of:
    lexicographer, lexicologist
    a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
  3. noun
    United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
    synonyms: Daniel Webster
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    example of:
    pol, political leader, politician, politico
    a person active in party politics
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