What does "forster" mean?
An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest.
Forster
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest.
- Grammar: forster is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: caregiver, family name, foster parent, guardian.
- Useful contrasts: biological parent, birth parent, first name.
- Usage evidence: “Large amounts of snow fall on the surface late in the summer and quickly insulate the water from the subfreezing air temperatures above, allowing the water to persist all year long,” said Rick Forster, lead author and professor of geography at the University of Utah.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest.
- 2 A coastal town in MidCoast council area, Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
biological parentbirth parentfirst namegiven name
Example
"“Large amounts of snow fall on the surface late in the summer and quickly insulate the water from the subfreezing air temperatures above, allowing the water to persist all year long,” said Rick Forster, lead author and professor of geography at the University of Utah."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "forster"?
Common synonyms include: caregiver, family name, foster parent, guardian, last name.
How do you use "forster" in a sentence?
“Large amounts of snow fall on the surface late in the summer and quickly insulate the water from the subfreezing air temperatures above, allowing the water to persist all year long,” said Rick Forster, lead author and professor of geography at the University of Utah.
Etymology
* As an English surname, from the noun forester. * Also as an English surname, borrowed from French fustrier (“blockmaker”), from fustre (“baulk of timber”). * As a French and Norman surname, from Old French forcetier (“cutter”), from forcettes (“scissors”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Förster and Först (both related to Forst (“forest”)).