Gower

American  

[gou-er, gawr, gohr] / ˈgaʊ ər, gɔr, goʊr /

noun

1. John, 1325?–1408, English poet.

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Gower ¹ British  

/ ˈɡaʊə /

noun

1. David ( Ivon ). born 1957, English cricketer: played in 117 test matches (1978–1992), 32 as captain; scored 8,231 test runs

2. John. ?1330–1408, English poet, noted particularly for his tales of love, the Confessio Amantis

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Gower ² British  

/ ˈɡaʊə /

noun

1. a peninsula in S Wales, in Swansea county on the Bristol Channel: mainly agricultural with several resorts

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Example Sentences

On a recent cloudy morning in Hollywood, director James Burrows is moving around animatedly on Stage 9 of the Sunset Gower Studios, practicing his unique specialty--trying to breathe life into a new TV sitcom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

“He was to be seen as a much bigger threat this time and made up of a twisted mass of large, pulsating vines,” Gower says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

According to Nash, at the time of the cave art what is now the Bristol Channel was a "rich fertile plateau" between Gower and the north Devon coast.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The series of 10 red horizontal stripes was first found on the wall of a side chamber of Bacon Hole cave in Gower, Swansea, in 1912, before being dismissed years later as a natural phenomenon.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

As Charles had arranged, when they got home to Gower Street, the fires were blazing in welcome.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman