English Explanatory Dictionary

Chester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename.
  2. A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
  3. A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125.
  5. A locale in the United States:
  6. A town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
  7. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
  8. A ghost town in Merced County, California.
  9. A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
  10. A town in Dodge County, Georgia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
  12. A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois.
noun
  1. A child molester.

Pronunciation

chĕsʹtər /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/ /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/ En-au-Chester.ogg

Word forms

Chester Chesters

Etymology

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”). Doublet of Caister and castrum. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

Synonyms

Chester the molester

Related words

Cestrian

Derived words

Cheshire West and Chester Chester County Chester County White Chester Hill Chester-le-Street Chestertown Chester White Chet New Chester Port Chester Westchester West Chester
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