laster Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite immediately past
    last.
    • last Thursday
    • the last chapter we read
  2. adjective coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
    last.
    • the last time I saw Paris
    • the last day of the month
    • had the last word
    • waited until the last minute
    • he raised his voice in a last supreme call
    • the last game of the season
    • down to his last nickel
  3. adjective satellite occurring at or forming an end or termination
    concluding; terminal; last; final.
    • his concluding words came as a surprise
    • the final chapter
    • the last days of the dinosaurs
    • terminal leave
  4. adjective satellite most unlikely or unsuitable
    last.
    • the last person we would have suspected
    • the last man they would have chosen for the job
  5. adjective satellite occurring at the time of death
    last.
    • his last words
    • the last rites
  6. adjective satellite conclusive in a process or progression
    net; last; final.
    • the final answer
    • a last resort
    • the net result
  7. adjective satellite highest in extent or degree
    utmost; last.
    • to the last measure of human endurance
    • whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually
  8. adjective satellite not to be altered or undone
    last; final.
    • the judge's decision is final
    • the arbiter will have the last say
  9. adjective satellite lowest in rank or importance
    last-place; lowest; last.
    • last prize
    • in last place

WordNet


Last"er noun
Definitions
  1. A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly, on lasts; a tool for stretching leather on a last.

Webster 1913