lister
noun
lister is a noun meaning “Alternative form of leister (“fish spear”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-I-S-T-E-R and has 2 syllables, and it appears 1.3 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of lister is listers.
What does lister mean?
noun
- 1
Alternative form of leister (“fish spear”).
- 2
One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
- 3
A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
- 4
A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.
- 5
A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce lister?
- US
Lister has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-lister.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lister
- listers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is lister?
Lister appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).