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MALTSTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does maltster mean?
• MALTSTER (noun)
The noun MALTSTER has 1 sense:
1. a maker of malt
Familiarity information: MALTSTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A maker of malt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
maltman; maltster
Hypernyms ("maltster" is a kind of...):
maker; shaper (a person who makes things)
Derivation:
malt (a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling)
malt (a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer)
malt (a milkshake made with malt powder)
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