Laster
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
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
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.