lexicographer

[ lek-si-kog-ruh-fer ]

/ ˌlɛk sɪˈkɒg rə fər /

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noun

a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.

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Origin of lexicographer

1650–60; <Late Greek lexikográph(os) (see lexicon, -graph) + -er¹

Words nearby lexicographer

lexical insertion, lexicalize, lexical meaning, lexical order, lexicog., lexicographer, lexicography, lexicology, lexicon, lexicostatistics, lexigram

Example sentences from the Web for lexicographer

The Arabic lexicographer, whom he ought to have translated, gives a meaning which expresses only purple ware.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman
A lexicographer, deservedly forgotten, has defined it as an exchange of fancies, the contact of two epiderms.
The Truth About Tristrem Varick|Edgar Saltus
He was Noah Webster, then at the beginning of his stormy career as a lexicographer.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken
This is the province of the lexicographer, rather than of the philologist.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures|Samuel Kirkham

Had he been a lexicographer he would have found the term magnetism far more inclusive.
Great Pianists on Piano Playing|James Francis Cooke

单词	lexicographer
释义	lexicographer [ lek-si-kog-ruh-fer ] / ˌlɛk sɪˈkɒg rə fər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lexicographer ON THESAURUS.COM noun a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary. VIDEO FOR LEXICOGRAPHER WATCH NOW: Did You Know Real People Write The Dictionary? MORE VIDEOS FROM DICTIONARY.COM Origin of lexicographer 1650–60; <Late Greek lexikográph(os) (see lexicon, -graph) + -er¹ Words nearby lexicographer lexical insertion, lexicalize, lexical meaning, lexical order, lexicog., lexicographer, lexicography, lexicology, lexicon, lexicostatistics, lexigram Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lexicographer The Arabic lexicographer, whom he ought to have translated, gives a meaning which expresses only purple ware. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)\|Johann Beckman A lexicographer, deservedly forgotten, has defined it as an exchange of fancies, the contact of two epiderms. The Truth About Tristrem Varick\|Edgar Saltus He was Noah Webster, then at the beginning of his stormy career as a lexicographer. The American Language\|Henry L. Mencken This is the province of the lexicographer, rather than of the philologist. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures\|Samuel Kirkham Had he been a lexicographer he would have found the term magnetism far more inclusive. Great Pianists on Piano Playing\|James Francis Cooke Words related to lexicographer linguist, wordsmith, philologist, phonologist, etymologist, lexicologist, polyglot, glossarist, phonetician, author, editor, compiler, definer, glossographer, glossologist, glottologist, philologer, philologian
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