Lexicographer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lexicographer is a noun meaning One who writes or compiles a dictionary.
Meaning
One who writes or compiles a dictionary.
Example Sentences
Pitt has furnish'd us a word or two / Which lexicographers declined to do.
The best lexicographer may well be content if his productions are received by the world with cold esteem.
Lexico′grapher. […] A writer of dictionaries; a harmleſs drudge, that buſies himſelf in tracing the original, and detailing the ſignification of words.
Word Forms
- lexicographers
Synonyms for lexicographer
Depending on context, synonyms include dictionarian, dictionarist, lexicographist, lexicologist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lexicologist, lexiconist, lexicographist, vocabulist, lexicomane, glossarian.
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