Brewster

See also: brewster

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹustɚ/

Proper noun

Brewster

  1. A surname originating as an occupation. An English and Scottish occupational surname for a brewer of ale.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
    2. A tiny city in Thomas County, Kansas.
    3. A town and census-designated place in Barnstable County, Massachusetts; named after Mayflower passenger William Brewster.
    4. A tiny city in Nobles County, Minnesota.
    5. A small village, the county seat of Blaine County, Nebraska.
    6. A village in Putnam County, New York.
    7. A village in Stark County, Ohio.
    8. A small city in Okanogan County, Washington.

Usage notes

  • Brewer is more usual in southern England.

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Brewster.

Proper noun

Brewster

  1. a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname]
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