Webber

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation for a weaver. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename; A minor city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A township in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A township in Lake County, Michigan, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    An animal that creates webs, such as a spider.

    "Mites of this sort are prolific webbers […]"

  2. 2
    A person who weaves webs, especially one who manufactures webbing.

    "On the other hand, the Wurtemberg calico manufacturers succeeded in doing a profitable business, and a similar good report may be given as respects machine weavers in colours, wick makers, webbers ( i.e., girth makers, &c.) and staymakers, at all events for the latter half of the year."

  3. 3
    One who applies webbing.

    "From there the assembled backs and fronts went to the webbers, who put on the webbing."

  4. 4
    Any of various devices that emit string in the production of a web or webbing.

    "A knitting machine, provided with two needle beds coacting, each having a combway for the reception of the same set of webbers, the combways of the first bed provided at their bottoms in the base of the bed with slideway seatings […]"

  5. 5
    A creature with webbed feet. informal

    "All the Swimmers are webbers."

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  1. 6
    A member of a food web. informal

    "Many brown food webbers eat a mixture of foods—including each other!"

  2. 7
    Someone who uses the internet; a visitor of websites. dated

    "Similar to ScienceNOW 's readers, The Why Files audience seems to range from technoliterate scientists killing time on the job to first-time webbers."

  3. 8
    One who works on the creation or publishing of websites.

    "Perhaps you're still just enjoying exploring, or maybe you've found your own little niche of favorite sites run by like-minded Webbers."

Etymology

From Middle English webbere, webber; equivalent to web + -er.

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