Chreaster en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of Christmas + Easter, possibly influenced by the agent noun suffix -er.
Meanings
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A Christian who does not frequently attend church, attending only on the major holidays of Christmas and Easter.
“Well, I was confirmed a Methodist when I was 12, but since then I've basically been a Chreaster.” “A what?” Trevor looked confused. “A Chreaster. You know, I only go at Christmas and Easter. I'm a Chreaster.” “Oh!” Trevor laughed. “I had no idea what you were talking about.”
2009, Ethan Fowler, Mardene Fowler, Brushed Back: The Story of Trevor Bullock, Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, →ISBN, pages 94–95:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creaster | alternative | lexicographic | |
| creaster | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chreaster | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Chreasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |