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单词 -ster
释义

-ster


a suffix used in forming nouns, often derogatory, referring especially to occupation, habit, or association: gamester; songster; trickster.

Origin of -ster

Middle English; Old English -estre; cognate with Dutch -ster,Middle Low German -(e)ster

Words nearby -ster

stepstool, steptoe, step turn, step-up, stepwise, -ster, steradian, sterco-, stercobilin, stercolith, stercoraceous

Definition for -ster (2 of 2)

ster.

sterling.
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British Dictionary definitions for -ster

-ster

suffix forming nouns

indicating a person who is engaged in a certain activityprankster; songster Compare -stress
indicating a person associated with or being something specifiedmobster; youngster

Word Origin for -ster

Old English -estre
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