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Wooster

/ˈwʊstəɹ/

Wooster proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Wooster

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
    • In this manner Mr. Wooster's party had been arranged, and to this party the Grangers were bidden.1871, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, The Lovels of Arden, volume 2, page 16
  2. A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Ohio, United States.

Origin of Wooster

From Worcester in England.

Words formed from Wooster

Questions about Wooster

What does Wooster mean?
Wooster means a habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Wooster?
Wooster is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wooster?
Wooster is pronounced /ˈwʊstəɹ/.

Words near Wooster in the dictionary

  1. wooshed
  2. wooshes
  3. wooshing
  4. Woosley
  5. Woosleys
  6. Wooster
  7. Woosterian
  8. Woosterism
  9. Woosterisms
  10. Woosterite
  11. Woosung

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