lexicographer

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lex·i·cog·ra·pher ˌlek-sə-ˈkä-grə-fər How to pronounce lexicographer (audio)

: an author or editor of a dictionary

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Today, we're looking at a word that is dear to our hearts: lexicographer. The ancient Greeks were some of the earliest makers of dictionaries; they used them mainly to catalog obsolete terms from their rich literary past. To create a word for writers of dictionaries, the Greeks sensibly attached the suffix -graphos, meaning "writer," to lexikon, meaning "dictionary," to form lexikographos, the direct ancestor of the English word lexicographer. Lexikon, which itself descends from Greek lexis (meaning "word" or "speech"), also gave us lexicon, which can mean either "dictionary" or "the vocabulary of a language, speaker, or subject."

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Recent Examples on the Web Kory Stamper, a former lexicographer at Merriam-Webster, told The Post in 2017 that people were turning to dictionaries to make sense of current events.

Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022 Enter Joseph Worcester, the only lexicographer in history to edit three dictionaries covering the same subject matter for three competing publishers in three consecutive years.

Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 Many knowledgeable critics thought Worcester innocent of the charges — and the better lexicographer.

Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 Samuel Johnson used similar language—harmless drudge—to describe the lexicographer who compiles a dictionary.

Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2022 Some are purely wicked but others—an artist, a travel writer, a lexicographer—are there for more conflictedly voyeuristic purposes.

Sam Sacks, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 Commentary from experts including a lexicographer, a cognitive scientist and a PhD specializing in the history of swearing is then used as grist for comics such as Sarah Silverman, Zainab Johnson and Nikki Glaser.

Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2021 Particularly interesting to word nerds like Sokolowski, a lexicographer, is quarantine.

Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 At the same time, Dr. Nunberg was a lexicographer — a writer of dictionaries.

Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020 See More

单词	lexicographer
释义	lexicographer noun lex·i·cog·ra·pher ˌlek-sə-ˈkä-grə-fər : an author or editor of a dictionary Did you know? Today, we're looking at a word that is dear to our hearts: lexicographer. The ancient Greeks were some of the earliest makers of dictionaries; they used them mainly to catalog obsolete terms from their rich literary past. To create a word for writers of dictionaries, the Greeks sensibly attached the suffix -graphos, meaning "writer," to lexikon, meaning "dictionary," to form lexikographos, the direct ancestor of the English word lexicographer. Lexikon, which itself descends from Greek lexis (meaning "word" or "speech"), also gave us lexicon, which can mean either "dictionary" or "the vocabulary of a language, speaker, or subject." Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Kory Stamper, a former lexicographer at Merriam-Webster, told The Post in 2017 that people were turning to dictionaries to make sense of current events. Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2022 Enter Joseph Worcester, the only lexicographer in history to edit three dictionaries covering the same subject matter for three competing publishers in three consecutive years. Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 Many knowledgeable critics thought Worcester innocent of the charges — and the better lexicographer. Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 Samuel Johnson used similar language—harmless drudge—to describe the lexicographer who compiles a dictionary. Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2022 Some are purely wicked but others—an artist, a travel writer, a lexicographer—are there for more conflictedly voyeuristic purposes. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 Commentary from experts including a lexicographer, a cognitive scientist and a PhD specializing in the history of swearing is then used as grist for comics such as Sarah Silverman, Zainab Johnson and Nikki Glaser. Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2021 Particularly interesting to word nerds like Sokolowski, a lexicographer, is quarantine. Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 At the same time, Dr. Nunberg was a lexicographer — a writer of dictionaries. Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Late Greek lexikographos, from lexikon + Greek -graphos writer, from graphein to write First Known Use 1625, in the meaning defined above lexicographer noun as in linguist Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance linguist editor definer biographer scribbler hagiographer autobiographer ghostwriter memoirist novelist writer memorialist fictionist cowriter fictioneer litterateur wordsmith coauthor storyteller belletrist stylist fabulist hack hatchet man littérateur wordmonger author auteur romancer coscenarist pen penman belle-lettrist scrivener scribe Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonauthor
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lexicographer

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