Webster

[ web-ster ]

/ ˈwɛb stər /

Daniel,1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.

John,c1580–1625?, English dramatist.

Margaret,1905–72, British stage director, producer, and actress, born in the U.S.

Noah,1758–1843, U.S. lexicographer and essayist.

William H(edg·cock)

[hej-kok] /ˈhɛdʒˌkɒk/,born 1924, U.S. judge and government official: director of the FBI 1978–87 and of the CIA 1987–91.

a city in central Massachusetts.

Also Web·ster's. Informal. a dictionary of the English language.

British Dictionary definitions for daniel webster (1 of 2)

webster

/ (ˈwɛbstə) /

an archaic word for weaver (def. 1)

Old English webbestre, from webba a weaver, from webb web

Webster

/ (ˈwɛbstə) /

Daniel. 1782–1852, US politician and orator

John. ?1580–?1625, English dramatist, noted for his revenge tragedies The White Devil (?1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (?1613)

Noah. 1758–1843, US lexicographer, famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)