Rochester

American  

[roch-es-ter, -uh-ster] / ˈrɒtʃ ɛs tər, -ə stər /

noun

1. John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.

2. a city in W New York, on the Genesee River.

3. a town in SE Minnesota.

4. a city in N Kent, in SE England.

5. a city in SE New Hampshire.

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Rochester ¹ British  

/ ˈrɒtʃɪstə /

noun

1. 2nd Earl of , title of John Wilmot . 1647–80, English poet, wit, and libertine. His poems include satires, notably A Satire against Mankind (1675), love lyrics, and bawdy verse

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Rochester ² British  

/ ˈrɒtʃɪstə /

noun

1. a city in SE England, in Medway unitary authority, Kent, on the River Medway. Pop: 27 123 (2001)

2. a city in NW New York State, on Lake Ontario. Pop: 215 093 (2003 est)

3. a city in the US, in Minnesota: site of the Mayo Clinic. Pop: 92 507 (2003 est)

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Rochester Cultural  

1. City in western New York.

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Center of the photographic equipment industry.

Example Sentences

Lauren Edwards, the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, said she would bring an identical bill to the one passed by the Commons last year.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Garrett and Anna Marie Hughes, both in their early 80s, have decided to age in their large, four-bedroom house in suburban Rochester, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Indeed, he’s a flesh-and-blood character like any other in this playful drama, set in Cranberry, a forgotten frozen suburb of Rochester, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Dan received his B.S. in photojournalism from Syracuse University in 2020 and attended the 2022 Kalish Workshop at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Does that person want you?” she inquired of Mr. Rochester; and Mr. Rochester turned to see who the “person” was.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë