Shaftesbury

American  

[shafts-buh-ree, shahfts-] / ˈʃæfts bə ri, ˈʃɑfts- /

noun

1. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.

2. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of, 1671–1713, English moral philosopher (grandson of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury).

3. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of, 1801–85, English philanthropist.

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Shaftesbury British  

/ ˈʃɑːftsbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

1. 1st Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1621–83, English statesman, a major figure in the Whig opposition to Charles II

2. 7th Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1801–85, English evangelical churchman and social reformer. He promoted measures to improve conditions in mines (1842), factories (1833; 1847; 1850), and schools

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Example Sentences

Karl Stewart, head teacher at Shaftesbury Junior School in Leicester, said his school's attendance rates were higher than average and but there was a "definite dip" in the two years after Covid.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Pictures show a heavily damaged vehicle lying on its roof near the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, popularly known as Eros.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

News of the 28-year-old's signing for the West country club in December created such a buzz that the Bears moved this fixture from their usual ground of Shaftesbury Park to Ashton Gate.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

Police were called following reports a car was driven on the wrong side of the road in Shaftesbury Avenue, in Covent Garden, at 00:45 GMT.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

Lord Chancellors Shaftesbury and Thurlow, and very many others, were avowed Deists, and yet in moving the House of Lords to set, their judgment aside, their creeds or opinions were never put upon the briefs.

From The Trial of Henry Hetherington by Hetherington, Henry