Laster
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As an English surname, variant of Lester.
- Also as an English occupational surname, from the noun laster.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)
Proper noun
[edit]Laster (plural Lasters)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Laster is the 3847th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9202 individuals. Laster is most common among White (49.49%) and Black/African American (44.62%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Laster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 400.
Anagrams
[edit]- ratels, alters, stelar, Tarsle, talers, streal, staler, estral, alerts, tarsel, resalt, Slater, slater, Salter, tralse, strale, Trelas, laters, artels, salter
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old High German lastar, from Proto-Germanic *lahstrą (with regular loss of h before st), a variant form of *lahtrą (whence Old English leahtor and Dutch lachter), from the root of *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”) (whence also Old Norse lǫstr and its descendant Icelandic löstur), from Proto-Indo-European *lok-, whence also Old Irish locht.
Noun
[edit]Laster n (strong, genitive Lasters, plural Laster)
- vice (bad habit)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Laster [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Mercedes-Benz_917_truck.jpg/220px-Mercedes-Benz_917_truck.jpg)
Noun
[edit]Laster m (strong, genitive Lasters, plural Laster)
- agent noun of lasten
- (colloquial) truck, lorry (motor vehicle for transporting goods)
- Synonyms: LKW, Lastwagen, Lastkraftwagen
Declension
[edit]Declension of Laster [masculine, strong]
Related terms
[edit]- Last f (“load”)
References
[edit]- Friedrich Kluge (1975), Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 21st impression, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 425.
Further reading
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