Chester
Syllables: Che·sterUK/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/US/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/
Chester proper noun: a city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England. Also the ellipsis of Chester County.
Proper noun
Chester (countable and uncountable, plural Chesters)
- A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
- A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125.
- A town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
- A ghost town in Merced County, California.
- A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
- A town in Dodge County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
- A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Howard County, Iowa.
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- A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
- A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- A small community in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
- A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana.
- A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- A township and borough therein, in Morris County, New Jersey.
- A town and village in Orange County, New York.
- A town in Warren County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma.
- A city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
- A small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
- A town in Tyler County, Texas.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
- A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
- A city in Hancock County, West Virginia.
- A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships, listed under Chester Township.
- An English habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Noun
Chester (plural Chesters)
- A child molester.
- Synonyms:
- Chester the molester
Also used as
Chester is also the ellipsis of Chester County.
Chester meaning in Hindi, Marathi and Bengali
Chester in Hindi
- city in England
- चेस्टर cesṭar
Chester in Marathi
- city in England
- चेस्टर cesṭar
Chester in Bengali
- city in England
- চেস্টার cesṭar
Synonyms of Chester
Forms of Chester
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Chesters |
| Noun | |
| plural | Chesters |
Origin of Chester
From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster (“a town or city, especially a Roman one”). The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.
Blend of child + molester.
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Questions about Chester
- What does Chester mean?
- Chester means a city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
- What is Chester in Hindi?
- Chester in Hindi is चेस्टर (cesṭar). See Chester meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Chester?
- Chester can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Chester?
- Chester is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/ (US).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Chester (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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