Nathan Bailey

Noun

Meaning

English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bailey Nathaniel Bailey

Examples

An early English usage is recorded by Nathan Bailey (1742) as meaning "the knowledge of the nature of man." Source: Internet

Other dictionaries, such as Nathan Bailey 's Dictionarium Britannicum, included more words, and in the 150 years preceding Johnson's dictionary about twenty other general-purpose monolingual "English" dictionaries had been produced. Source: Internet

Brown Hill Estate owner and winemaker Nathan Bailey. Source: Internet

Saturday’s clash at Lawrence Road saw opener James Wharmby and Holden top-score with 30 and 34 respectively before off-spinners Andy Bradley, Nathan Bailey and Walters shared six wickets. Source: Internet

Year 12 Colac Secondary College student Nathan Bailey won the COOL Awards major honour, the Great Mate Award. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Nathalie Nathaly Nathan Nathan Birnbaum Nathan Hale Nathanael