n.
Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ r- ə -st ə r, ' fär-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English forster, forester, from Anglo-French forester, from forest
Date: 14th century
1 : a person trained in forestry
2 : an inhabitant of a forest
3 : any of various noctuid woodland moths (subfamily Agaristinae)
4 capitalized : a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order