Laster

See also: laster and läster

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, variant of Lester.
• Also as an English occupational surname, from the noun laster.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Laster (plural Lasters)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Laster is the 3847^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9202 individuals. Laster is most common among White (49.49%) and Black/African American (44.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Laster”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 400.

Anagrams

• Salter, Slater, alerts, alters, artels, estral, laters, ratels, resalt, salter, slater, staler, stelar, strale, streal, talers, tarsel, tralse

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlastɐ/

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Etymology 1

From Old High German lastar, from Proto-Germanic *lahstrą (with regular loss of h before st), a variant form of *lahtrą (whence Old English leahtor and Dutch lachter), from the root of *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”) (whence also Old Norse lǫstr and its descendant Icelandic löstur), from Proto-Indo-European *lok-, whence also Old Irish locht.

Noun

Laster n (strong, genitive Lasters, plural Laster)

1. vice (bad habit)

Declension

Declension of Laster [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Laster	die	Laster
genitive	eines	des	Lasters	der	Laster
dative	einem	dem	Laster	den	Lastern
accusative	ein	das	Laster	die	Laster

Derived terms

• lasterhaft
• lästern

Related terms

• Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang

Etymology 2

Laster

lasten (“to load”) +‎ -er

Noun

Laster m (strong, genitive Lasters, plural Laster)

1. agent noun of lasten
2. (colloquial) truck, lorry (motor vehicle for transporting goods)

   Synonyms: LKW, Lastwagen, Lastkraftwagen

Declension

Declension of Laster [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Laster	die	Laster
genitive	eines	des	Lasters	der	Laster
dative	einem	dem	Laster	den	Lastern
accusative	einen	den	Laster	die	Laster

Related terms

• Last f (“load”)

References

• Friedrich Kluge (1975), Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 21st impression, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 425.

Further reading

• “Laster” in Duden online
• “Laster” in Duden online
• “Laster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Laster” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon