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Definition of -ster suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ster

suffix

/stə(r)/

/stər/

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(in nouns) a person who is connected with or has the quality of
- gangster
- youngster
Word OriginOld English -estre, -istre, etc., of Germanic origin.

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