agister

a·gist

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-jist]
- /əˈdʒɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-jist]
- /əˈdʒɪst/

Definitions of agister word

noun agister a person who grazes cattle for money 3
verb with object agister to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee. 1
noun agister Alternative form of agistor. 1

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Origin of agister

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Anglo-French, Middle French agister to give lodgings to, equivalent to a- a-5 + gister to lodge, lie < Germanic; compare Old English giestian to lodge, derivative of giest guest

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Parts of speech for Agister

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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agister popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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