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Meaning of coster | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Clipping of costermonger.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  3. A costard: a large apple good for cooking; any apple.
    obsolete
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.

Equivalents

Français Coster

Examples

“It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.”

CEFR level

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

costerdom Costerfield Costermonger costermongeress costermongering Costermongers

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