Coster

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A costard: a large apple good for cooking; any apple. obsolete
  3. 3
    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cadgercostermongerfruitererfruitmongerfruitsellerhuckster

Example

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"Coster, costermonger, or costard is a street seller of fruit and vegetables, in London and other British towns."

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tawny coster

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