Baxter

//ˈbækstɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A baker (originally, a female baker). Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete

    "It isn't the city bakers who are guilty of making underweight loaves or overcharging for them; it's the women baxters."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    A township and rural locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
  4. 4
    A community in Essa, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Placer County, California.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Jasper County, Iowa.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in New Madrid County, Missouri.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Putnam County, Tennessee.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hay River, Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.

Synonyms

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baker

Example

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"At a few minutes after nine the maid, Edith Baxter, carried down to the stables his supper, which consisted of a dish of curried mutton."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bakestere, bakestre, bakistre, from Old English bæcestre, feminine of bæcere (“baker”). See baker, as bake + -ster.

Related phrases

Baxter CountyBaxters RidgeYang-Baxter equation

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