lister

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English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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lister (plural listers)

  1. Alternative form of leister (fish spear)

Etymology 2

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From list +‎ -er.

Noun

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lister (plural listers)

  1. One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
    Synonym: listmaker
    Antonym: listee
    • 1984, John C. Nash, Effective scientific problem solving with small computers, page 113:
      A good program lister is helpful here, since many language processors allow multi-statement lines. For BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and similar languages, the lister can split multi-statement lines, ensure there are blanks between keywords []
  2. A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
    Synonym: listmaker
    Antonym: listee
  3. (birdwatching) A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.
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Etymology 3

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Compare list (a strip, border), probably applied to the furrow or the ridge of earth along the furrow.

Noun

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lister (plural listers)

  1. A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.
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Danish

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Noun

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lister c

  1. indefinite plural of liste

Verb

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lister

  1. present of liste

French

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Etymology

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liste +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lis.te/
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Verb

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lister

  1. list (to create a list)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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lister m or f

  1. indefinite plural of liste

Verb

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lister

  1. present of liste

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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lister f

  1. indefinite plural of liste

Swedish

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Noun

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lister

  1. indefinite plural of list

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