Dictionaries are rarely written by one person. Usually there is an editorial team. The editors may also change over the years.
In addition, the Cambridge University Press publish a variety of different types of dictionaries, with different teams of editors. e.g.
Cambridge School Dictionary 2008
# Managing Editor: Stella O'Shea # Commissioning Editors: Elizabeth Walter and Kate Woodford # Editor: Melissa Good Cambridge Learner's Dictionary 2004
# Managing Editor: Elizabeth Walter # Senior Commissioning Editor: Patrick Gillard Cambridge Learner's Dictionary 2007
# Managing Editor: Kate Woodford # Senior Commissioning Editor: Elizabeth Walter # Editorial Contributors: Melissa Good, Lucy Hollingworth, Kerry Maxwell, and Duncan O'Connor
Specialist dictionaries require specialist editors. For example the Cambridge Dictionary of American English, (Second Edition) was written and edited in the US by native speakers of American English.
Ambrose Bierce
Richard Bankes Harraden has written: 'Description of Cambridge' 'Views in Cambridge' -- subject(s): University of Cambridge, Pictorial works
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The term for a new or recently published writer is - a novice.
Cambridge is a good kind of dictionary. Sara
They're different, so they cannot be compared. Cambridge Dictionary is the British-English spelling and definition of words. Whereas Oxford's New American dictionary is the American spelling and definition of words. It depends on which you need. If you're British, go for Cambridge. If you're American, go for the other.
Yes, the Cambridge dictionary is as easy to use as any other website or dictionary. You can look words up by simply just typing them in the box and hitting enter.
No, doofbag is not a word according to dictionary.com, the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and the Cambridge dictionary.
No, the Cambridge online dictionary is user-friendly with a simple interface for searching word definitions, pronunciation, and examples. It is designed to be easy to navigate and understand.
The Cambridge Dictionary was made available online in the year of two thousand. It has been updated and in the site since this time and it is a very useful tool there.
a dictionary writer for the 15th century
A 19th-century writer.
Noah Webster
The definition of the word anticipation can be found in a dictionary. Some dictionaries that offer both a paper and an online version are, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary and Cambridge Dictionary.
The Cambridge Dictionary defines the phrase 'I bet' as someone say 'yes, i agree'. One could say that it is much easier to say 'you bet'. But, one would use 'yes, I agree' when talking in formal language.
There are several free versions of dictionaries available at Softpedia and Cnet. Merriam-Webster has a free online dictionary as well as Oxford and Cambridge.