"forester" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfɔrisˈteːr/, /ˈfɔristər/, /fɔ(r)sˈteːr/, /ˈfɔ(r)stər/ Forms: foresters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French forestier; equivalent to forest + -er. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|fro|forestier|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French forestier, {{bor+|enm|fro|forestier}} Borrowed from Old French forestier, {{af|enm|forest|-er}} forest + -er Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} forester, {{enm-noun}} forester (plural foresters)
  1. A forester; a forest warden. Categories (topical): Forestry, Occupations Synonyms: wodeward
    Sense id: en-forester-enm-noun-aMisdRvD Disambiguation of Forestry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47
  2. A huntsman; one who hunts. Categories (topical): Hunting, Occupations
    Sense id: en-forester-enm-noun-cIFtbK5f Disambiguation of Hunting: 32 68 Disambiguation of Occupations: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fforester, fforster, ffoster, forrester, forster, forstere, foster, fostere

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