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

Constellation, based in Rochester, N.Y., is a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits with operations in the U.S.,

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Nesbitt, who grew up near Rochester, N.Y., worked as a grave digger in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Scientists at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology have now developed a new type of squeezed phonon laser that can precisely control these vibrations at the nanoscale.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The coroner ruled that, on 15 August, Rochester "should have been, but was not prescribed" the right antibiotics and if she had, she most likely would have survived.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 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