Webster1844

Noah Webster’s 1844 dictionary offline—plus optional Then & Now to see how a word’s meaning shifted to today.

Webster 1844 brings Noah Webster’s 1844 American Dictionary to your iPhone and iPad.

SEARCH ON DEVICE Find headwords fast. Browse structured definitions, etymology, and citations. Core lookup works offline.

LOOK UP FROM OTHER APPS Select a word while you read (Safari, Books, Mail, and more), open the share sheet, and choose Webster 1844 under Actions. Don’t see it? Tap Edit Actions and turn it on.

THEN & NOW (OPTIONAL) Compare an 1844 entry with a modern Merriam-Webster gloss, then—when Apple Intelligence is available—read an on-device note about how the sense may have changed. The 1844 text stays primary and is never replaced. Uses the network only when you tap Compare.

SIRI & SHORTCUTS Ask Siri or use Shortcuts to define a word with Webster 1844.

PRIVACY No accounts. No ads. No tracking. 1844 lookups stay on your device. Optional Then & Now sends the word to Merriam-Webster. Details: https://webster1844.morganize.com/privacy

SUPPORT Webster 1844 is free. Optional donations help Morganize LLC keep it that way: https://webster1844.morganize.com/donate

1844 text from Akai Tsurugi’s Webster’s Dictionary 1844 project (CC BY-SA 4.0). Modern glosses via Merriam-Webster when you use Then & Now.