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Cham⋅ber⋅lain

[cheym-ber-lin]
–noun
1. (Arthur) Neville, 1869–1940, British statesman: prime minister 1937–40.
2. Joseph, 1836–1914, British statesman (father of Sir Austen and Neville Chamberlain).
3. Sir (Joseph) Austen, 1863–1937, British statesman: Nobel peace prize 1925.
4. Owen, 1920–2006, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1959.
5. Wilt(on Norman) (“Wilt the Stilt”), 1936–1999, U.S. basketball player.
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chamberlain 
c.1225, from O.Fr. chamberlenc, from Frank. *kamerling, from L. camera (see camera) + dim. suffix -ling.
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