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spencer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɛnsə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Spencer', 'spencer': (spen′sər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
spen•cer1  (spen′sər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
  2. Clothinga man's close-fitting jacket, having a collar and lapels and reaching just below the waist, worn in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  3. Clothingan English wig of the 18th century.
  • 1740–50; in defs. 1, 2 named after German. J. Spencer (1758–1834), English earl; in def. 3 named after Charles Spencer

spen•cer2  (spen′sər),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa large gaff sail used abaft a square-rigged foremast or abaft the mainmast of a ship or bark.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1830–40

Spen•cer  (spen′sər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1674–1722, British statesman: prime minister 1718–21.
  2. Biographical Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher.
  3. Place Namesa town in NW Iowa. 11,726.
  4. Place Namesa town in central Massachusetts. 10,774.
  5. a male given name.

Spen•cer  (spen′sər),USA pronunciation n. [Mil.]
  1. Militarya.52 caliber, lever-action repeating rifle and carbine patented in the U.S. in 1860 and used by the Union army and navy in the Civil War.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spencer /ˈspɛnsə/ n
  1. a short fitted coat or jacket
  2. a woman's knitted vest
Etymology: 18th Century: named after Earl Spencer (1758–1834)
spencer /ˈspɛnsə/ n
  1. a large loose-footed gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps after the surname Spencer
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Tra•cy  (trā′sē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
  2. Place Namesa city in central California. 18,428.
  3. Place Namesa town in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence. 12,843.
  4. a male or female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Spencer /ˈspɛnsə/ n
  1. Herbert. 1820–1903, English philosopher who applied evolutionary theory to the study of society, favouring laissez-faire doctrines
  2. Sir Stanley. 1891–1959, English painter, noted esp for his paintings of Christ in a contemporary English setting
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