Definition of "lister"

lister¹

noun
plural listers
1. Alternative form of leister (“fish spear”)

lister²

noun
plural listers
1. One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
  Quotations
  A good program lister is helpful here, since many language processors allow multi-statement lines. For BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and similar languages, the lister can split multi-statement lines, ensure there are blanks between keywords […]
  1984, John C. Nash, Effective scientific problem solving with small computers, page 113
2. A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
3. (birdwatching) A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.

lister³

noun
plural listers
1. A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.