Lexicographer

//ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language wordnet

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allegoristannotatorciceroneclarifiercommentatorcritic

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"The ideal lexicographer knows simply everything; unfortunately, that's impossible."

Etymology

From French lexicographe + -er, from Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -grapher.

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