Modster

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the mod subculture which emerged in Great Britain in the 1960s; a mod.

    "In his early career, however, he was relatively tame, listening to jazz and establishing himself as a minor folk singer and modster in early 1960s England."

  2. 2
    A person who makes modifications to mass-manufactured objects; a modder.

    "That a bit too much to ask of me for I am not knowledgable in electronics enough to undertake such a project. Besides, I don't own a 390 or 392. There is a mod for the DX398/909 that speeds up the AGC. The modster's name is Ingo. Ingo are you listening and do you own a DX390?"

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"In his early career, however, he was relatively tame, listening to jazz and establishing himself as a minor folk singer and modster in early 1960s England."

Etymology

From mod + -ster.

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