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Dexter
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dexter
English
Alternative forms
surname en Dyster
Etymology
Variant of en Dyster. Also partially from en la dexter right (handed).
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɛkstɚ/ US
en Dex ter
Proper noun
en occupations for a female dyer.
en Kit Maher Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/politics/trump-sending-troops-portland-ice 2025-09-27 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260423044820/https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/politics/trump-sending-troops-portland-ice 23 April 2026
Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Penobscot County s/Maine c/USA.
en town co/Chaves County s/New Mexico c/USA.
en village town:pref/Brownville co/Jefferson County s/New York c/USA, named after Simon Newton Dexter. TopoZone: Dexter, New York
en CDP co/Lane County s/Oregon c/US.
en male surnames.
en 1969 w:Coretta Scott King My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 204–205 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.
Translations
male given name
French: fr Dexter m
Greek: el Ντέξτερ
Japanese: ja デクスター Dekusutā
Portuguese: pt Dexter m
Russian: ru Де́кстер m Dɛ́kstɛr
Noun
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.
A serial killer who only commits crimes against worthy targets.
en April 14, 2020 bosniangirl serialkillers g0vdr6 fnbyg09 Pedro Rodrigues Filho may as well be called the ‘’Dexter of Brazil’’ because he was a vigilante, only targeting criminals and avenging those who hurt him and people he loved. https://web.archive.org/web/20260818222907/https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/g0vdr6/comment/fnbyg09/ August 18, 2026
en September 6, 2024 Fuzzy_Proposal4417 TheYardPodcast 1fa7sjg llr73pf I don’t know if this is really funny or really sad one officer killing 26 dogs is fucking wild. thats like, every couple months you just pop one in the head. That cop is the Dexter of dog parks. acab https://web.archive.org/web/20260818223105/https://www.reddit.com/r/TheYardPodcast/comments/1fa7sjg/comment/llr73pf/ August 18, 2026
en August 11, 2026 deebee1020 behindthebastards 1vl5sq5 p31yw8w There's been a lot of discourse online about the upcoming Primetime movie and the history and effectiveness of To Catch a Predator. Is Chris Hansen a bastard? He's the Dexter of narcissistic TV fame hounds. "Given that I have this insatiable need to become famous on TV, at least I can do it by taking out the worst people." https://web.archive.org/web/20260818223241/https://www.reddit.com/r/behindthebastards/comments/1vl5sq5/comment/p31yw8w/ August 18, 2026
References
en terms derived from fiction eponyms
en Fictional characters
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Dexter + 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Dexter + 1 destro
Pronunciation
Déki^^ster Dékster
pt Dex ter
Proper noun
m
pt male English Dexter