wooster
wooster Lexical Profile
• noun
American A city in northeastern Ohio, United States, serving as the county seat of Wayne County and known as the home of the College of Wooster.
"After graduating from high school, she decided to attend a liberal arts college located in Wooster."
British An amiable, wealthy, but empty-headed young aristocrat, derived from the fictional character Bertie Wooster created by British author P. G. Wodehouse.
"He played the role of a quintessential Wooster, relying entirely on his highly resourceful butler to navigate the pitfalls of high society."
Word Nuance & Usage
Wooster is frequently confused with 'Worcester' due to their nearly identical pronunciation, though Wooster is typically a phonetic Americanized spelling, an American city name, or a distinct literary surname.
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Word Origin & Etymology
An anglicized phonetic spelling of 'Worcester' (from Old English 'Weorgoran ceaster'). The city in Ohio was named in honor of David Wooster, a general in the American Revolutionary War. It is also famous as the surname of P. G. Wodehouse's comedic literary character, Bertie Wooster.