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BAXTER
Etymology
Proper noun
Baxter
An occupational surname originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
A male given name from surnames.
Etymology
Noun
baxter (plural baxters)
(obsolete, UK, Scotland) A baker; originally, a female baker.
Source: Wiktionary
Bax"ter, n. Etym: [OE. bakestre, bakistre, AS. bæcestre, prop. fem. of bæcere baker. See Baker.]
Definition: A baker; originally, a female baker. [Old Eng. & Scotch]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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