Webster
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Webster or Webber, a weaver (originally a female weaver); operator of looms in medieval/early modern England.
Webster (referring to Noah Webster) is also (in North America) a common term for a dictionary — the Webster's Dictionary — to the point that the Merriam-Webster Company attempted unsuccessfully to defend it as a trademark.
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[edit] People
Webster is the surname of some famous people:
- Andy Webster, Scottish football player, currently playing for Rangers F.C
- Ben Webster, American jazz musician
- Daniel Webster, American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Massachusetts, and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century
- David Kenyon Webster, soldier of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- Derek Donwyn Webster, American/German Orator, Strategist, Author, Musician
- Harry Webster, British automotive engineer
- Jean Webster, American writer
- John Webster, English Renaissance playwright
- John W. Webster (1793-1850), Harvard professor hanged for killing Dr. George Parkman
- John Clarence Webster, Canadian physician and historian
- Joshua Webster, Australian musician
- Martell Webster, American professional basketball player
- Mike Webster, a center in the National Football League who played most of his career (1974-1990) for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Nicholas Webster, American 20th Century film and television director
- Noah Webster, American lexicographer
- Paul Francis Webster, American lyricist
- Robert Webster, Australian and American virologist
Webster is also the given name of some famous people:
- Webster Hubbell, an Arkansas lawyer and politician associated with Bill Clinton
- Webster Slaughter, a former American football player in the National Football League.
[edit] Places
- Webster, Florida
- Webster, Iowa
- Webster Parish, Louisiana
- Webster, Maine
- Webster, Massachusetts
- Webster, Minnesota
- Webster, New Hampshire
- Webster (village), New York, a municipality
- Webster (town), New York, a township
- Webster, North Carolina, a census place
- Webster, South Dakota
- Webster, Texas
- Webster, West Virginia
- Webster, Wisconsin:
- Daniel Webster College, in Nashua, New Hampshire
- Webster City, Iowa
- Webster Groves, Missouri
- Webster University, a liberal arts university with satellite campuses worldwide
- Webster Springs, West Virginia
[edit] Other uses
- Webster (comics), the name of a comic strip in Shiver and Shake
- Webster (TV series), a television sitcom — Webster is a small black boy played by actor Emmanuel Lewis
- Webster protocol, a dictionary network protocol, now surpassed by the DICT protocol
- "Webster" (Frontflip), a gymnastics/martial arts move
- Webster pack, a disposable plastic and foil blister packet with medication doses for specific times and days preprepared for an individual by a pharmicist.
[edit] See also
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