Chesterian
Chesterian noun: a native or inhabitant of Chester.
Noun
Chesterian (plural Chesterians)
- A native or inhabitant of Chester.
- A man met a Chesterian on Third street this morning, and said: “I say, do you know a man named John Jehoram Smith?” “Yes, I’ve heard of him.” “Do you know anything about him?” “Y-e-s, I do.” “Pretty tough sort of a fellow ain’t he?” “I don’t know about that—he’s my father.” The interrogator...1886 November 30, “Tough Sort of a Man”, in Chester Evening Times, volume 16, number 3182, Chester, Pa.: Chester Times Publishing Co., →OCLC, page [3], column 4
- About four blocks from the scene of the great fight the fire jumped across the Falls and fell upon Otto Duker’s lumber yard. The Baltimoreans and Chesterians had been hurried to that point to meet the attack, and after a sharp fight they conquered it.1904 February 9, “New York Firemen Stayed the Flames […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Proper noun
the Chesterian
- An age from 333 to 318.1 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous.
Forms of Chesterian
| plural | Chesterians |
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Origin of Chesterian
From Chester + -ian.
Questions about Chesterian
- What does Chesterian mean?
- Chesterian means a native or inhabitant of Chester.
- What part of speech is Chesterian?
- Chesterian can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of Chesterian?
- The plural of Chesterian is Chesterians.
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