fuster
/ˈfʌstɚ/noun, verb
fuster is a noun meaning “A saddle tree maker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-U-S-T-E-R, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of fuster is fusters.
What does fuster mean?
noun
- 1
A saddle tree maker.
verb
- 1
To fret, whine, or complain.
- 2
To fuss; to meddle or micromanage.
- 3
To become marked with signs of age or decay.
- 4
IrelandTo fumble; to work clumsily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fuster?
- US /ˈfʌstɚ/
- UK /ˈfʌstə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of fuster
- fusters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fustering participle, present
- fustered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is fuster?
Fuster appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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).
Where does fuster come from?
From Middle English fuster, fuystour, fuystor, from Anglo-Norman fuster, Old French fuyster, fust, ultimately from Latin fūstis. Compare French fût, Old French fustier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).