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Forester

fo·res·ter

US/ˈfɔrʌstɜr/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)

Origin

Inherited from Middle English forester, a borrowing from Old French forestier, from forest + -ier; equivalent to forest + -er. Displaced native Old English wuduweard.

Phrases

  • angled red forester
  • bamboo forester
  • blue forester
  • brown forester
  • Ceylon forester
  • common blue-banded forester
  • common Ceres forester
  • common forester

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