Webster's Dictionary is any of the English language dictionaries edited in the early 19th century by American lexicographer Noah Webster, as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's name in honor.

What does the word Webster means?

historical usage of Webster's

Webster's, as the short name for a dictionary, most likely referred originally to the comprehensive dictionary An American Dictionary of the English Language, written over the course of 27 years by Noah Webster (1758-1843) and first published in 1828.

Who Is Webster from the dictionary?

Noah Webster (1758–1843), the author of the readers and spelling books which dominated the American market at the time, spent decades of research in compiling his dictionaries. His first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, appeared in 1806.