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spencer

1

[ spen-ser ]

noun

  1. a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
  2. a 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. an English wig of the 18th century.


Spencer

2

[ spen-ser ]

noun

, Military.
  1. a .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.

spencer

3

[ spen-ser ]

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a large gaff sail used abaft a square-rigged foremast or abaft the mainmast of a ship or bark.

Spencer

4

[ spen-ser ]

noun

  1. Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1674–1722, British statesman: prime minister 1718–21.
  2. Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher.
  3. Platt Rogers [plat], 1800–64, U.S. calligrapher and teacher of penmanship.
  4. a town in NW Iowa.
  5. a town in central Massachusetts.
  6. a male given name.

Spencer

1

/ ˈspɛnsə /

noun

  1. SpencerHerbert18201903MEnglishPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Herbert. 1820–1903, English philosopher, who applied evolutionary theory to the study of society, favouring laissez-faire doctrines
  2. SpencerSir Stanley18911959MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Sir Stanley. 1891–1959, English painter, noted esp for his paintings of Christ in a contemporary English setting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


spencer

2

/ ˈspɛnsə /

noun

  1. a short fitted coat or jacket
  2. a woman's knitted vest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

spencer

3

/ ˈspɛnsə /

noun

  1. nautical a large loose-footed gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spencer1

1740–50; spencer 1indefs 1, 2 named after G. J. Spencer (1758–1834), English earl; spencer 1indef 3 named after Charles Spencer

Origin of spencer2

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spencer1

C18: named after Earl Spencer (1758–1834)

Origin of spencer2

C19: perhaps after the surname Spencer
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Example Sentences

At the start, outside their home in the Atlanta suburbs, it was just Spencer and his mother in the evenings.

Spencer and Carter, the youngest, were drafted by the Nationals.

With her mom by her side throughout, so was Emily’s wife, Spencer.

It’ll be very interesting to see how this strategy evolves for Microsoft, and whether Spencer’s prediction will bear out.

Spencer saw this firsthand in the treatment of patients during the early stages of outbreaks in New York City, where the patient obviously was ill but the resources to test them were unavailable.

And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.

For his part, Bratton is disappointed but not surprised that the same narrative is already being mapped onto Fry and Spencer.

Spencer, 27,  is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.

Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”

Craig Spencer, the New York doctor who contracted Ebola in Guinea, was declared “cured” of the virus last week.

Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Great Britain, shot in the lobby of the house of commons.

Spencer tells us that it is 'absolutely antecedent to all relative experience whatever.'

Mis' Spencer, you set that cherry pie o' yourn on this particular spot an' figure of this table-cloth!

His only son, Charles Lord Spencer, was just entering on public life.

Spencer learned that very night that his sister had admitted her husband to her apartment.

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