Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • In the Bible, the Jewish queen of Persia who saved her people from massacre.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Esther.]

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hebrew estēr, from Persian sitareh, star; see ster- in Indo-European roots, or Akkadian Ištar, Ishtar; see Ishtar.]

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Es·ther.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.