Worcester

[woos-ter]

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.

Worcester

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Diamond, who has previously worked in Prem Rugby with Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors, held the fort as Newcastle struggled to compete financially with the rest of the league.

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In 2022, the Worcester club launched what they claimed was the first women's mixed ability team in England and they now hope to start a Midlands and national squad in the future.

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Luke Harborne worked as a roofer up until December but admitted he did not know what he would do if he had no access to Worcester's food bank.

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Robert Homans was found dead at a house in Worcester last month.

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In the last week it has rippled not just across the West Midlands, but other parts of England including Worcester, Bradford, Greater Manchester, Newcastle and Norwich.

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