Chambers
noun
Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
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Chambers
American
[cheym-berz]
/ ˈtʃeɪm bərz /
noun
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Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
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Robert William, 1865–1933, U.S. novelist and illustrator.
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Whittaker Jay David Chambers, 1901–61, U.S. journalist, Communist spy, and accuser of Alger Hiss.
chambers
British
/ ˈtʃeɪmbəz /
plural noun
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a judge's room for hearing cases not taken in open court
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(in England) the set of rooms occupied by barristers where clients are interviewed (in London, mostly in the Inns of Court)
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archaic a suite of rooms; apartments
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(in the US) the private office of a judge
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law
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in the privacy of a judge's chambers
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Former name for sense 5: in camera. in a court not open to the public
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The drop in vacancies suggests businesses are pausing recruitment, said Patrick Milnes from the British Chambers of Commerce.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“I just don’t eat so many breadsticks,” said Chambers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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
In written submissions, Richard Harwood KC, for Juliet Chambers, said the granting of planning permission was "unlawful".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
When you take the Seventh Avenue Local, you have to switch at Chambers Street for the Seventh Avenue Express.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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