LEXICOGRAPHER

lexicographer, lexicologist

(noun) a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lexicographer (plural lexicographers)

One who writes or compiles a dictionary

Synonyms: dictionarian, dictionarist, lexicographist

Source: Wiktionary


Lex`i*cog"ra*pher, n. Etym: [Gr. lexicographe. See Lexicon.]

Definition: The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary. Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach; and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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