Wooster

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/ˈwʊstəɹ//ˈwuːstəɹ/

proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

From Worcester in England.

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APA

Wooster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wooster

MLA

“Wooster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wooster. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wooster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wooster.

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