lexicographer

Noun

Meaning

The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lexicologist bailey bookman doctor academician polyglot author clerk cicerone critic commentator decoder linguist philologist demonstrator
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Antonyms

reader fool idiot monoglot unilinguist uniglot
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Hypernyms

compiler linguist linguistic scientist

Hyponyms

etymologist neologist synonymist

Related terms

lexicon lexicography lexicologist

Examples

Lexicographer A writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge. Samuel Johnson

MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them. Ambrose Bierce

OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer ... Ambrose Bierce

KISS, n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for 'bliss.' It is supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony appertaining to a good understanding but the manner of its performance is unknown to this lexicographer. Ambrose Bierce

Both the lexicographic data (lexicographer files) and the compiler (called grind) for producing the distributed database are available. Source: Internet

“feverish campaign against ‘Frisco'” can be traced back to this year, lexicographer Allen Walker Read. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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