"windster" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwaɪnd.stə/ [UK], /ˈwaɪnd.stɚ/ [US] Forms: windsters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wyndster, windestre, equivalent to wind (verb) + -ster. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wyndster}} Middle English wyndster, {{suffix|en|wind|ster|pos1=verb}} wind (verb) + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} windster (plural windsters)
  1. (historical) A person who winds wool, silk, thread, etc. Tags: historical

Inflected forms

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