"baxter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baxters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bakestere, bakestre, bakistre, from Old English bæcestre, feminine of bæcere (“baker”). See baker, as bake + -ster. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bakestere}} Middle English bakestere, {{m|enm|bakestre}} bakestre, {{m|enm|bakistre}} bakistre, {{inh|en|ang|bæcestre}} Old English bæcestre, {{m|ang|bæcere||baker}} bæcere (“baker”), {{l|en|baker}} baker, {{suffix|en|bake|ster}} bake + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} baxter (plural baxters)
  1. (obsolete, UK, Scotland) A baker; originally, a female baker. Tags: Scotland, UK, obsolete Categories (topical): Occupations, People

Inflected forms

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