"paster" meaning in English

See paster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pasters [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪstə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste English -er English paster From paste + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|paste|-er|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste English -er English paster [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "dough", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "food", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "porridge", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "salted", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "παστός", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "παστά", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "pasta", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "paste", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "paste", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "paste", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "paster", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="paster"> From paste + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} paster (plural pasters)
  1. One who, or that which, pastes.
    Sense id: en-paster-en-noun-4eEGR~7z Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 37 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 34 41 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 32 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 34 41 25
  2. A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed ballot.
    Sense id: en-paster-en-noun-eQER3NFc Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 37 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 34 41 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 34 41 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 33 42 25
  3. (telephony) A diagram of the circuitry of a telephone, glued inside the telephone itself.
    Sense id: en-paster-en-noun-6euQ~pFB Categories (other): Telephony, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 37 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 39 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 34 41 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 34 41 25 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telephony
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cutter and paster

Inflected forms

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