/ Dictionary / Index W webster: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: web•ster Pronunciation: (web'stur), [key] — n. Archaic. a weaver. Web•ster Pronunciation: (web'stur), [key] — n. 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator. c1580–1625?, English dramatist. 1905–72, British stage director, producer, and actress, born in the U.S. 1758–1843, U.S. lexicographer and essayist. born 1924, U.S. judge and government official: director of the FBI since 1978. a city in central Massachusetts. 14,480. a dictionary of the English language. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: webster (Thesaurus) web spinner Webster-Ashburton Treaty Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language