lexicographern.

Brit.

/ˌlɛksᵻˈkɒɡrəfə/, U.S.

/ˌlɛksəˈkɑɡrəfər/

Etymology: < late Greek λεξικογράϕος, < λεξικόν lexicon n. + -γράϕος writer: see -er suffix¹.

A writer or compiler of a dictionary.

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dictionary-maker1567

dictionarist1617

lexicographer1658

word-catcher1659

dictionary writer1742

dictionarian1797

lexicographista1843

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 935 Calepine and other Lexicographers of his gang.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. vii. sig. Ll4^v Suidas, Stephanus, Hesychius, and I know not how many Lexicographers and Scholiasts.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words.

1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 76 Pitt has furnish'd us a word or two Which lexicographers declined to do.

1860 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. (1867) 104 The best lexicographer may well be content if his productions are received by the world with cold esteem.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. v. 88 We use each word as we have learned it, leaving to the lexicographer to follow up the ramifications to their source.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lexicographer
释义	lexicographern. Brit. /ˌlɛksᵻˈkɒɡrəfə/, U.S. /ˌlɛksəˈkɑɡrəfər/ Etymology: < late Greek λεξικογράϕος, < λεξικόν lexicon n. + -γράϕος writer: see -er suffix¹. A writer or compiler of a dictionary. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > lexicography > [noun] > lexicographer dictionary-maker1567 dictionarist1617 lexicographer1658 word-catcher1659 dictionary writer1742 dictionarian1797 lexicographista1843 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 935 Calepine and other Lexicographers of his gang. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. vii. sig. Ll4^v Suidas, Stephanus, Hesychius, and I know not how many Lexicographers and Scholiasts. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words. 1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 76 Pitt has furnish'd us a word or two Which lexicographers declined to do. 1860 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. (1867) 104 The best lexicographer may well be content if his productions are received by the world with cold esteem. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. v. 88 We use each word as we have learned it, leaving to the lexicographer to follow up the ramifications to their source. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1658
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