# Webber

/ˈwɛbɝ/ (US) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/webber
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Definition

a family name from Britain, originally meaning a person who weaves cloth. Most people know it from the famous composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

For teachers: a surname of English occupational origin, originally denoting a weaver. Most prominently associated with the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, creator of musicals such as Cats, Evita, and The Phantom of the Opera.

## Examples

- Andrew Lloyd Webber composed many famous musicals.
- The Webber family has lived in this Cornish village for over four hundred years.
- Webber's compositional style, blending operatic ambition with Broadway sensibility, transformed late twentieth-century musical theatre and made him one of the most commercially successful composers of his generation.

## Usage notes

- Capitalised when referring to a specific person; rarely used as a common noun.

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