Easterling (plural Easterlings)
(historical) A native of the East; an Easterner.
(historical, Britain) A Baltic trader.
An English surname
• generalist
easterling (plural easterlings)
Alternative letter-case form of Easterling
• generalist
Source: Wiktionary
East"er*ling, n. Etym: [Cf. Sterling.]
1. A native of a country eastward of another; -- used, by the English, of traders or others from the coasts of the Baltic. Merchants of Norway, Denmark, . . . called . . . Easterlings because they lie east in respect of us. Holinshed.
2. A piece of money coined in the east by Richard II. of England. Crabb.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The smew.
East"er*ling, a.
Definition: Relating to the money of the Easterlings, or Baltic traders. See Sterling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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