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Dexter.

A surname originating as an occupation for a female dyer.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɛkstɚ/US

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a female dyer.

  2. Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname. A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

  3. Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname. A town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.

  4. Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname. A village in the town of Brownville, Jefferson County, New York, United States, named after Simon Newton Dexter.

  5. Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

  6. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Where this word comes from

Variant of Dyster. Also partially from Latin dexter (“right (handed)”).

noun/ˈdɛkstɚ/US

  1. One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build.

  2. A serial killer who only commits crimes against worthy targets.

Where this word comes from

Variant of Dyster. Also partially from Latin dexter (“right (handed)”).

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