different between hosier vs hoster

English

Etymology

From Middle English hosyer; equivalent to hose +? -ier.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??.??(?)/, /?h??.???(?)/, /?h??.z?(?)/, /?h??.z??(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho?.??/, /?ho?.?i.?/, /?ho?.z?/, /?ho?.zi.?/

Noun

hosier (plural hosiers)

1. One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.

   William Blake's father was a hosier.

Related terms

• hosiery

Translations

Anagrams

• horsie

Middle English

Noun

hosier

1. Alternative form of hosyer

English

Etymology

host +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??st?(?)

Noun

hoster (plural hosters)

1. (computing, Internet, neologism) A provider of online hosting, especially web hosting.

   Make sure your hoster provides fast FTP access to your files.

   • 2004, Reuters news item at CNet News, 25 September 2004:

     Microsoft sues Web hoster over spam

Synonyms

• hosting company
• web host, webhost

Derived terms

• web hoster, webhoster

Translations

Anagrams

• Rothes, Stoehr, Tosher, hetros, others, re-shot, rehost, reshot, short e, shorte, shoter, throes, tosher

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hoster m

1. indefinite plural of hoste

Verb

hoster

1. present of hoste

Old French

Etymology

See oster. The h is unetymological (no h in the original Latin obst?).

Verb

hoster

1. Alternative form of oster

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.