Spencer, Herbert Spencer
(noun) English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Spencer
An English occupational surname.
A male given name from surnames, of general 19th century and later usage.
A female given name from surnames, of modern usage.
A town in Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts governor Spencer Phips.
A city, the county seat of Clay County, Iowa.
A city in Oklahoma.
A town in North Carolina; named for railroad executive Samuel Spencer.
A town and village in New York; named for New York statesman Ambrose Spencer.
A city, the county seat of Roane County, West Virginia.
A town, the county seat of Owen County, Indiana; named for Indiana militia officer Spier Spencer.
A town and village in Wisconsin; named for the town in Massachusetts.
A town, the county seat of Van Buren County, Tennessee; named for longhunter Thomas Sharp Spencer.
A village in Ohio.
A village in Nebraska; perhaps named for Alabama statesman George E. Spencer.
A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales; probably named for British politician George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer.
A city in South Dakota; named for railroad official H. Spencer.
A hamlet in Idaho.
An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a local merchant.
An unincorporated community in Virginia; named for first settler James Spencer Jr.
An English earldom.
spencer (plural spencers)
(historical) A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
(historical) A short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century.
(historical) A (usually woollen) vest worn by women and girls for extra warmth.
A large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.
spencer (plural spencers)
(archaic) One who works in a spence or buttery.
Source: Wiktionary
Spen"cer, n. Etym: [OF. despensier. See Spence, and cf. Dispenser.]
Definition: One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.] Promptorium Parvulorum.
Spen"cer, n. Etym: [From the third Earl Spencer, who first wore it, or brought it into fashion.]
Definition: A short jacket worn by men and by women. Ld. Lutton.
Spen"cer, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802]. Spencer mast, a small mast just abaft the foremast or mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. R. H. Dana, Jr.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
