Chester

Che·ster
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US/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/UK/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/

proper noun

A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.

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Chester the molester
OriginMiddle English Chestre ← Old English Ċeaster →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

Chester1

proper nounChester (countable and uncountable, plural Chesters)

plural Chesters

  1. A placename.
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
    2. countableuncountableA district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.First known use 1760
    3. countableuncountableA rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
    5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
    6. countableuncountableA ghost town in Merced County, California.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Dodge County, Georgia.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
    10. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
    12. countableuncountableA minor city in Howard County, Iowa.
    13. countableuncountableA town in Penobscot County, Maine.
    14. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
    15. countableuncountableA town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
    16. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
    17. countableuncountableA small community in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
    18. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana.
    19. countableuncountableA village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
    20. countableuncountableA town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
    21. countableuncountableA township and borough therein, in Morris County, New Jersey.
    22. countableuncountableA town and village in Orange County, New York.
    23. countableuncountableA town in Warren County, New York.
    24. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
    25. countableuncountableA census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma.
    26. countableuncountableA city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    27. countableuncountableA small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina.
    28. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
    29. countableuncountableA town in Tyler County, Texas.
    30. countableuncountableA town in Windsor County, Vermont.
    31. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
    32. countableuncountableA city in Hancock County, West Virginia.
    33. countableuncountableA town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
    34. countableuncountableA number of other townships, listed under Chester Township.
    35. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Chester County.
  2. countableAn English habitational surname from Old English.
  3. countableA male given name transferred from the surname.

Chester2

nounChester (plural Chesters)

plural Chesters

  1. slangA child molester.

    Synonyms: Chester the molester

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA child molester.

Similar
Chester the molester
Also see
chester the molesterchild molester

Origin

Chester · proper noun

  1. Old EnglishĊeaster
  2. Middle EnglishChestre
  3. EnglishChester

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.

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Chester · noun

Blend of child + molester.

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Translations

Bengali চেস্টার
  • চেস্টার (cesṭar)city in England
Bulgarian Че́стър
  • Че́стър (Čéstăr)city in England
Chinese Mandarin 切斯特
  • 切斯特 (Qièsītè)city in England
German Chester
  • Chestercity in England
Hindi चेस्टर
  • चेस्टर (cesṭar)city in England
Latin Deva
  • Devacity in England
Welsh Caerllion Fawr, Caer
  • Caerllion Fawrcity in England
  • Caercity in England

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Chester

investorsemesterLeicesterEsthertesterLesterestersylvestertrimesterHesterjesterCirencesterwesterfestermolesterbesterpesterdivestersequesterarresterquestergestorDistrict of Chesterrhymester
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Anagrams

Stecher
Cite this entry
APA

Chester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chester

MLA

“Chester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chester. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chester.

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