- hoppestre
- f (-an/-an) female dancer
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hoppestre
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hopper — {{11}}hopper (1) person or animal that hops, mid 13c., agent noun from HOP (Cf. hop) (v.). From c.1200 as a surname, and perhaps existing in O.E. (Cf. hoppestre female dancer ). {{12}}hopper (2) container with narrow opening at bottom, late 13c … Etymology dictionary
pollster — poll·ster (pōl’stər) n. ▸ One that takes public opinion surveys. Word History: The suffix ster is used to make nouns referring to persons and can be found in a variety of words that are part of the current vocabulary of English, such as hipster,… … Word Histories
-ster — suffix denoting a person engaged in or associated with a particular activity or thing (brewster; gangster; youngster). Etymology: OE estre etc. f. Gmc * * * stə(r), following a vȯiced consonant, as in “mobster”, ztə or stə noun suffix ( s) … Useful english dictionary
