# lister

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #25,121

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
2. A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
3. A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.

## Etymology
From list + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **lite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-lite)
- **lists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-lists)
- **liver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-liver)
- **loser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-loser)
- **liter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-liter)
- **litter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-litter)
- **luster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-luster)
- **Liston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-liston)
- **lobster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-lobster)
- **listeria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-listeria)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/list-vs-lister)
- **Lise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lise-vs-lister)
- **later** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/later-vs-lister)
- **laser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laser-vs-lister)
- **liner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liner-vs-lister)
- **liber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liber-vs-lister)
- **lisle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lisle-vs-lister)
- **listen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/listen-vs-lister)
- **letter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/letter-vs-lister)
- **listed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/listed-vs-lister)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ilster`, `lisetr`, `lisster`, `listerr`, `listre`, `listter`, `litser`, `llister`, `lsiter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lister