The Chambers Dictionary

A newer edition of The Chambers Dictionary is available: Copy and paste the ISBN number into the search bar to find the 12th edition of the Chambers Dictionary – Thumb indexed version: 9780550102379 – Standard version: 9780550102416 The dictionary of choice for word lovers and crossword enthusiasts. It is known for its comprehensive coverage of English and for its tradition of including the occasional light-hearted definition in its pages. Alone among modern single-volume dictionaries, it retains an interest in the past as well as the present, offering a rich stock of words from our literary heritage as well as covering recent developments in English. For this 11th edition the text has been thoroughly revised to reflect the latest changes in our language, with special attention being given to reflecting current pronunciation and vocabulary.

Reviews of The Chambers Dictionary

Chambers is my dictionary of choice and always has been, because its practice is to detail a word's etymology with clarity, brevity and exactness, so that to look up a word in Chambers is to be able to unpack its meaning and also to marvel at its compactness… Chambers is an open door to words at their wittiest, most rooted, most reavealing and most powerful. Ali Smith It's good to see that the latest, 11th, edition of Chambers Dictionary has lost none of its wit. Mark Sanderson, Literary Life, Telegraph.co.uk It's official! The credit crunch has finally found its way into the hallowed columns of this iconic work of reference… Hats off, incidentally, to the editor who archly defines 'comfort food' as 'mood-enhancing food that meets the approval of one's taste buds but not of one's doctor'. Daily Echo Chambers is the one I keep at my right hand Philip Pullman: how I chose my top 40, 'The Times'