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Meaning of -ster | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.
  2. A diminutive appended to a person's name.

Examples

“1992, Russell Baker, "Observer; Pretty Good Read" (review of What It Takes by Richard Ben Cramer), New York Times, 25 Jul., Cramer's exploration of the hearts, minds and souls of America's ambition-crazed Presidential candidates moves ahead at a pace that feels childishly frantic . . . . This is not just because it keeps referring to Senator Robert Dole as "the Bobster."”
““Never better,” the Raabster spat back. “Just get on with it. What’s the score?””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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