lexicographer
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sɪˈkɒg noun
a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
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| —n | |
| the process or profession of writing or compiling dictionaries | |
| lexi'cographer | |
| —n | |
| lexicographic | |
| —adj | |
| lexico'graphical | |
| —adj | |
| lexico'graphically | |
| —adv | |
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Lexicographer
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
lexicographer
1650s, from Fr. lexicographe "lexicographer," from Gk. lexikographos, from lexikon "wordbook" (see lexicon) + -graphos "writer," from graphein "to write." Related: Lexicography; lexicographic.
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Example sentences
It allows the lexicographer to call up any term and display the complete hierarchy, including all internal relationships.
But as described here it notes events in a manner of considerable interest for the lexicographer.
The grave lexicographer found other things requiring censure besides mis-pronunciation.
Garner, who is an attorney as well as a lexicographer, lamented the poor quality of much legal writing.
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