"prepster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prepsters [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English prep Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English prepster From prep + -ster. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|prep|-ster|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English prep Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English prepster [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-estre", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-estere", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ster", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "prepster", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="prepster"> From prep + -ster. Head templates: {{en-noun}} prepster (plural prepsters)
  1. (US) A student at a prep school. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-prepster-en-noun-wOQw1YCE Categories (other): American English, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ster, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 63 37
  2. (US) A person who dresses or behaves in a way characteristic of such a student. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-prepster-en-noun-nE2~X6Qc Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -ster Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: preppie, preppy

Inflected forms

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