1. a short fitted jacket or coat, typically worn by women
2. a type of short woolen jacket worn by sailors
Usage: nautical; historical

Examples

• She wore a navy blue spencer over her dress.
• The vintage spencer had pearl buttons down the front.
• Her wool spencer kept her warm during the evening walk.
• The museum displayed a 19th-century sailor’s spencer.
• The tailored spencer complemented her formal outfit perfectly.