Etymograph

English

tapester

From tapestry + -ster.

Formed from tapestry + -ster

Ancient Greek τάπης ‘carpet, rug, mat’

Old French tapisserie

Middle English tapestrie

English tapestry

The story

Do not confuse with tapster (‘ale-drawer’), which has Middle English spellings including tapester, tapister.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Today it means

noun A maker of tapestries.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tapester”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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