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Definition of Lexicographer
1. Noun. A compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language.
Generic synonyms: Compiler, Linguist, Linguistic Scientist
Specialized synonyms: Etymologist, Neologist, Synonymist
Specialized synonyms: Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey, Craigie, Sir William Alexander Craigie, William A. Craigie, Florio, John Florio, Fowler, Henry Watson Fowler, Dr. Johnson, Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Larousse, Pierre Athanase Larousse, Pierre Larousse, Littre, Maximilien Paul Emile Littre, James Augustus Henry Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Murray, Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Murray, Noah Webster, Webster, Joseph Emerson Worcester, Worcester
Derivative terms: Lexicography, Lexicology
Definition of Lexicographer
1. n. The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.
Definition of Lexicographer
1. Noun. one who writes or compiles a dictionary ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lexicographer
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Medical Definition of Lexicographer
1. The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary. "Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach; and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few." (Johnson) Origin: Gr.;; dictionary + to write: cf. F. Lexicographe. See Lexicon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lexicographer
Literary usage of Lexicographer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"A. \V. \V. JOHNSON, SAMUEL (1709-1784*, lexicographer, son of Michael Johnson,
bookseller at Lichfield, by his wife Sarah (Ford), was born at Lichfield on ..."
2. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1857)
"REQUIREMENTS IN A lexicographer OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.' • T ISAIAH DOLE, MA To
examine a quarto dictionary with thoroughness sufficient to gauge its ..."
3. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"But considering the temptations of the subject, it would perhaps be too much to
expect even the most virtuous lexicographer to adhere strictly to his own ..."
4. American Journal of Education (1857)
"REQUIREMENTS IN A lexicographer OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.* BT ISAIAH DOLE, II.
A., Instructor in Language* in the Maine Female Seminary. ..."
5. The Dictionary of Biographical Reference: Containing Over One Hundred by Lawrence Barnett Phillips (1889)
"... Mohammed Ibu el Hasan, Arabian grim- tan painter and modeller ; 1510 BBDT i
manan and lexicographer ; d. 989 n. Baaden Durlach, Marguerite, Germ, ..."
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