"feaster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: feasters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fester, festour, equivalent to feast + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fester}} Middle English fester, {{suf|en|feast|er|id2=agent noun}} feast + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} feaster (plural feasters)
  1. One who feasts, who attends a feast. Synonyms: banqueteer, banqueter Translations (Translations): hodovník [masculine] (Czech), biesiadnik [masculine] (Polish), biesiadniczka [feminine] (Polish)

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