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Definition
[n] a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
The maker of dictionaries. According to Samuel Johnson: 'a harmless drudge'.
See Also...
Bailey, Craigie, Dr. Johnson, etymologist, Florio, Fowler, Henry Watson Fowler, James Augustus Henry Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Murray, John Florio, Johnson, Joseph Emerson Worcester, Larousse, linguist, linguistic scientist, Littre, Maximilien Paul Emile Littre, Murray, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey, neologist, Noah Webster, Pierre Athanase Larousse, Pierre Larousse, Samuel Johnson, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Murray, Sir William Alexander Craigie, synonymist, Webster, William A. Craigie, Worcester
Related Terms
allegorist, annotator, cicerone, clarifier, commentator, critic, cryptanalyst, cryptographer, cryptologist, decoder, definer, demonstrator, demythologizer, dialectician, diaskeuast, dragoman, editor, emendator, emender, etymologer, etymologist, euhemerist
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