Worcester

American  

[woos-ter] / ˈwʊs tər /

noun

1. Joseph Emerson, 1784–1865, U.S. lexicographer.

2. a city in central Massachusetts.

3. a city in Hereford and Worcester, in W England, on the Severn: cathedral; Cromwell's defeat of the Scots 1651.

4. Worcestershire.

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Worcester British  

/ ˈwʊstə /

noun

1. a cathedral city in W central England, the administrative centre of Worcestershire on the River Severn: scene of the battle (1651) in which Charles II was defeated by Cromwell. Pop: 94 029 (2001)

2. an industrial city in the US, in central Massachusetts: Clark University (1887). Pop: 175 706 (2003 est)

3. a town in S South Africa; centre of a fruit-growing region. Pop: 66 349 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, tiny Curacao has only one player born in the Caribbean island nation, according to David Storey, honorary professor of human geography at the University of Worcester.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Worcester, Mass., grew 0.9% to nearly 214,000 in the last measured year, securing its claim as New England’s second-largest city.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Mason, born in Worcester, appeared on the band's first two albums, Mr Fantasy and Traffic, and has been credited for writing some of its greatest hits, such as Hole In My Shoe.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Born May 10, 1946, in Worcester, England, Mason was a teenager when he joined singer and keyboardist-guitarist Steve Winwood, drummer Jim Capaldi and woodwind player Chris Wood to form Traffic in 1967.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

A Langley engineer in the old style, Pearson had graduated from Worcester Polytechnic in Massachusetts and started work at the lab in 1930.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly