Chambers
noun
Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
Jump to:
Chambers
American
[cheym-berz]
/ ˈtʃeɪm bərz /
noun
-
Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
-
Robert William, 1865–1933, U.S. novelist and illustrator.
-
Whittaker Jay David Chambers, 1901–61, U.S. journalist, Communist spy, and accuser of Alger Hiss.
chambers
British
/ ˈtʃeɪmbəz /
plural noun
-
a judge's room for hearing cases not taken in open court
-
(in England) the set of rooms occupied by barristers where clients are interviewed (in London, mostly in the Inns of Court)
-
archaic a suite of rooms; apartments
-
(in the US) the private office of a judge
-
law
-
in the privacy of a judge's chambers
-
Former name for sense 5: in camera. in a court not open to the public
-
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Middleton’s father, John Gregg Middleton was deeply involved in Chambers County civic life, serving on city council and the board of the local bank and country club.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
The drop in vacancies suggests businesses are pausing recruitment, said Patrick Milnes from the British Chambers of Commerce.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Michelle Ambrosio Chambers, a 39-year-old nurse from Texas, said she has lost 150 pounds since getting on GLP-1 drugs three years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
It is possible legal constraints may be preventing the UK from actively boarding and seizing tankers, said James M Turner KC, a shipping lawyer at Quadrant Chambers.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
We read Chambers English Reader and did our lessons on black slates.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
