Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
Dickens in American English
(ˈdɪkənz)
Charles (John Huffam)(pseud. Boz) 1812-70; Eng. novelist
Derived forms
Dickensian (dɪˈkɛnziən)
adjective
dickens in American English
(ˈdɪkənz)
noun
British, Slang, Obsolete
devil; deuce
used, with the, only in interjectional phrases, as a mild oath or exclamation of annoyance, surprise,or frustration