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Chester

//ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ// name, noun, slang

Definitions

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castra (“camp”). Doublet of castle. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

Etymology 2

Blend of child + molester.

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