maltster

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person or business that makes malt from grain, especially barley

   The maltster adjusted the drying temperature to preserve the barley's delicate flavor.

From Middle English maltestere or malstere, formed from malt + -ster. The suffix -ster was historically an agent noun ending, so a maltster is literally one who prepares malt. The occupation remains important in brewing and distilling.

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