"litster" meaning in All languages combined

See litster on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: litsters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English litestere, from liten (“to dye”) (from Old Norse litr) + -stere (see -ster). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|litestere}} Middle English litestere, {{der|en|non|litr}} Old Norse litr Head templates: {{en-noun}} litster (plural litsters)
  1. (archaic, UK, Scotland) A dyer. Tags: Scotland, UK, archaic Categories (topical): Occupations, People

Inflected forms

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