Coster
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Clipping of costermonger. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
"It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one."
- 2 A costard: a large apple good for cooking; any apple. obsolete
- 3 Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns."