What does lexicographer mean?
Lexicographer means One who writes or compiles a dictionary..
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/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/ · noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary..
Lexico′grapher. […] A writer of dictionaries; a harmleſs drudge, that buſies himſelf in tracing the original, and detailing the ſignification of words.
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.
Use lexicographer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lexicographer means One who writes or compiles a dictionary..
Common synonyms include dictionarian, dictionarist, lexicographist, lexicologist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Lexico′grapher. […] A writer of dictionaries; a harmleſs drudge, that buſies himſelf in tracing the original, and detailing the ſignification of words.
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