baxter

bax-ter · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    An English surname, originally an occupational name for a baker.

Related words

See also: baker, surname

Etymology

From Middle English bakster, baxter, the feminine form of baker, from Old English baecestre ("female baker"). Despite its feminine origin, "Baxter" became a surname used by both men and women.