Exoduster

English

Etymology

From Exodus, in allusion to the story of the Israelites' flight from Egypt in the biblical Book of Exodus + a suffix of agency. Most likely Exodus + -ster, but perhaps exodist + -er.

The earliest attestation is a figurative one in an 1879 education journal. See Citations:Exoduster.

Noun

Exoduster (plural Exodusters)

1. Any of the African-Americans who migrated to Kansas mostly between 1879 and 1881, during the Reconstruction era of American history.

Adjective

Exoduster (not comparable)

1. Relating to the migration of African-Americans to Kansas mostly between 1879 and 1881, during the Reconstruction era of American history.

Anagrams

• dexterous