TAPSTER

tapster, tapper

(noun) a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tapster (plural tapsters)

(archaic) One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.

Synonym: barkeep

Anagrams

• PERSTAT, Prattes, p'taters, partest, patters, perstat, spatter, trap set, trapset

Source: Wiktionary


Tap"ster, n. Etym: [AS. tæppestre a female tapster. See Tap a plug, pipe, and -ster.]

Definition: One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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