-ster meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

-ster

suffix

Etymology From Middle English -estere, -ester, from Old English -estre (“-ster”, feminine agent suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā, of disputed origin. Cognate with Middle Low German -ester, Dutch -ster.

Morpheme Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.

Humorous, Morpheme, Offensive, Sometimes A diminutive appended to a person's name.

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?”2023 April 21, John Crace, “Psycho goes down raging: the liberal wokerati finally get to Raab”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 May 2023:

Synonyms: -er, -or