maltster
English
Etymology
From Middle English maltestere, malstere; equivalent to malt + -ster.
Noun
maltster (plural maltsters)
- A person who makes malt; a malter.
- 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], published 1708, →OCLC:
- the Maltſter will ſtir his Barley Couches till the Sprit begins to fork , five or ſix times a day or more ; it being always his Care to keep them from drying too much on the outſides
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd:
- The maltster, after having lain down in his clothes for a few hours, was now sitting beside a three-legged table, breakfasting off bread and bacon.
Middle English
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