Added 9 October 2026
muster
/ˈmʌstə/ noun
Latin root: mōnstrō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about muster at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A gathering. An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army. A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc.
- An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
verb
noun
- Synonym of mustee.
Origin
From Middle English musteren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mostrer, Middle French monstrer, moustrer (whence the noun monstre, which gave the English noun), from Latin mōnstrō (“to show”), from moneō (“to admonish”). Cognate with French montrer (“to show”), Italian mostrare (“to show”), Spanish mostrar (“to show”). See also monster.
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