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

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 spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Scouts said: "We continue to co-operate fully with the ongoing police investigation."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Fly-half Fin Smith and inside centre Seb Atkinson came up through the Worcester youth system and featured in six first-team games together half a decade ago.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Atkinson and Smith came through Worcester Warriors academy and briefly appeared in the first team together during the 2021-22 season.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

No official bedtime, twice my pocket money, and for Julia’s eighteenth she went to Tanya’s Night Club in Worcester with her thousand and one friends.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell