blackster

English

Etymology

From Middle English blakestere, blakestre, equivalent to black +‎ -ster.

Noun

blackster (plural blacksters)

1. (obsolete or historical) One who dyes or colours things black
   • 1910, original c. 1580, The Records of the City of Norwich:

     Item, that syx persons of good report, fame, creditt, skill and understanding shal be appoynted by Mr Maiour and th'aldermen to be searchers and sealers of the seid clothes and other comodityes as also to make searche in the howse or howses of all dyers and calendres, blacksters and sheremen or else wheare according to ye letters patentes for the better fynding owt of defaultes comytted contrarye to the fourme aboveseid, […]

   • 1979, David N. Robinson, The Book of Louth: The Story of a Market Town, page 136:

     So we find a tanyard in the 13th century and mention of 13 tanners and barkers in the 16th; kerseys, serges, napery and canvas made in the 13th century and 16 weavers, 10 fullers, a dyer, a blackster, a wadster, a sherman, 10 tailors and 10 drapers together with 16 glovers, 17 shoemakers and two saddlers in the 16th century.

2. (music, slang, rare) A fan of black metal music.
   • 2001, The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press:

     A "blackster" (a fan of heavy metal, the satanic kind) isn't going to join a stuffed animal club, of course, but he does listen to music and try to translate the words of the songs.

   • 2006, Nikki 666, Special Friend, page 37:

     Among different opinions expressed about Dani at different times by different people, a few stood out as most common. Dani Filth was a heartless sadistic bastard with a penchant for cheap mystique. Dani Filth was a typical dumb blackster.