Dexter

proper noun

1. 1

   A surname originating as an occupation for a female dyer.

   State and local leaders, including US Sen. Jeff Merkley, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, US Rep. Maxine Dexter and City Council members, urged the community to stay peaceful at a news conference on Friday night, according to CNN affiliate KPTV, after the city saw an increase in activity by federal agents.

2. 2

   Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname. A town and census-designated place therein, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.

3. 3

   Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname. A town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.

4. 4

   Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

5. 5

   A male given name transferred from the surname.

   I was in Atlanta with our three children — our second son, Dexter, named for our beloved church in Montgomery, had been born in January, and was still an infant.

noun

1. 1

   One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build.

Forms

plural

Dexters