An archaic or rare term referring to a type of container or basket, possibly a variant of hanaper.
Likely a variant or corruption of 'hanaper,' with the -ster suffix possibly indicating a maker or keeper of such vessels. The exact etymology is uncertain as this appears to be a very rare historical term with limited documentation.
This word is so obscure that even dictionaries struggle to pin it down—it's the kind of ghost word that might be a misspelling that accidentally became 'official' when copied from one old manuscript to another!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.