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

-ster

suffix
 
/stə(r)/
 
/stər/
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  1. (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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