Chester

See also: chéster

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛs.tɚ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛs.tə/

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Etymology 1

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ceaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”).

Proper noun

Chester

1. The county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
2. Any of a number of towns in the United States and Canada:
   1. A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana, United States.
   2. A city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina, United States.
3. An English habitational surname from Old English
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Chester County
• Chester-le-Street
• Cheshire West and Chester
• West Chester, Westchester

Related terms

• Cestrian
• Caer

Translations

town in England

• German: Chester (de)
• Inuktitut: ᑦᓯᔅᑎᕐ (tsistir)
• Latin: Deva (la) f
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• Marathi: चेस्टर (cesṭara)
• Old English: Ceaster, Legacæstir
• Welsh: Caerllion Fawr f, Caer f

Etymology 2

Blend of child +‎ molester

Noun

Chester (plural Chesters)

1. (prison slang) A child molester.

Further reading

• Chester on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chester (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Stecher, etchers, retches

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Etymology

From English Chester, from Old English ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”).

Proper noun

Chester

1. a male given name from English

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Middle English

Proper noun

Chester

1. Alternative form of Chestre