Meaning of fester in English
Verb
festerEtymology
late Middle English: from the rare word fester ‘fistula’, later ‘festering sore’, or Old French festrir (verb), both from Old French festre (noun), from Latin fistula‘pipe, reed, fistula’Definitions
1. ripen and generate pusExamples
- « her wounds are festering »
Noun
festerDefinitions
1. a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus