Lexicographer
noun
A person who writes, edits or studies dictionaries.
He worked as a lexicographer for a publishing company that produces language learning materials.
Often appears as...
- professional lexicographer
- lexicographer's research
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Academic
noun
A person who writes, edits or studies dictionaries.
He worked as a lexicographer for a publishing company that produces language learning materials.
Often appears as...
- professional lexicographer
- lexicographer's research
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Academic Profession
The work of lexicographers is academic and specialized, often requiring knowledge of linguistics.
She aspires to become a lexicographer after her linguistics degree.
Pro Tip 2/3Dictionary Expert
Lexicographers are considered authority figures on the words included in a dictionary.
A lexicographer was invited to discuss the new words added this year.
Pro Tip 3/3Detail Oriented
Being a lexicographer requires attention to detail in researching and defining word meanings.
His detail-oriented approach made him an excellent lexicographer.
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“Dictionary:” noun, “a malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic.” “Lexicographer:” noun, “a writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge.”
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Erin McKean: Go ahead,...
I'm a lexicographer. I make dictionaries. And my job as a lexicographer is to try to put all the words possible into the dictionary.
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“Dictionary:” noun, “a malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic.” “Lexicographer:” noun, “a writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge.”
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Erin McKean: Go ahead,...
I'm a lexicographer. I make dictionaries. And my job as a lexicographer is to try to put all the words possible into the dictionary.
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Erin McKean
American Editor
If anything is guaranteed to annoy a lexicographer, it is the journalistic habit of starting a story with a dictionary definition.
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Erin McKean
American Editor
If anything is guaranteed to annoy a lexicographer, it is the journalistic habit of starting a story with a dictionary definition.
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