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brewster¹

Where it comes from

After David Brewster.

noun brewsters

  1. A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.

brewster²

Where it comes from

Circa 1300, from Middle English brewestere; equivalent to brew + -ster.

noun brewsters

  1. archaic A female brewer.
  2. Scotland, UK A brewer (of either sex).

Brewster³

  • /ˈbɹustɚ/

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: echegaray, homebrewer, brewer, beermaker, alewife, brewmaster, microbrewer, brasseur, maltster, maltman, cellarman, fermenter, barye, brewster's law, attobarn, zeptobarn

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"brewster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brewster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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brewster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brewster

Chicago

"brewster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brewster.

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@misc{brewster_2026,
  title = {brewster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brewster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}