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

He is expected to be sentenced later today at Worcester Crown Court.

From BBC

A new book club starts in January at The Hive in Worcester, with the genre changing each session.

From BBC

That is a routine day at Worcester Technical High School, where hundreds of kids vie for admission.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said they had invited Zac to their Worcester headquarters to present him with a certificate for his bravery.

From BBC

Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appears to whisper this crass confession to his daughter in a popular TikTok post from Massachusetts’ Worcester Art Museum titled, “what the paintings talk about when the Museum is closed.”

From The Wall Street Journal