Lister
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of leister (“fish spear”). alt-of, alternative
- 2 One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
"A good program lister is helpful here, since many language processors allow multi-statement lines. For BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and similar languages, the lister can split multi-statement lines, ensure there are blanks between keywords […]"
- 3 A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.
- 4 moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow wordnet
- 5 A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
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- 6 assessor who makes out the tax lists wordnet
- 7 A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation for a textile dyer.
- 2 A small community in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, originally named Camp Lister.
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More examples"A good program lister is helpful here, since many language processors allow multi-statement lines. For BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and similar languages, the lister can split multi-statement lines, ensure there are blanks between keywords […]"
Etymology
From list + -er.
Compare list (“a strip, border”), probably applied to the furrow or the ridge of earth along the furrow.
English occupational surname from the archaic noun litster (“dyer”).
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