English > lexicographer: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language. |
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| Synonym | lexicologist |
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| Instances | Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey | English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently |
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| Craigie, William A. Craigie, Sir William Alexander Craigie | English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966) |
| Florio, John Florio | English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625) |
| Fowler, Henry Watson Fowler | English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933) |
| Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Dr. Johnson | English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) |
| Larousse, Pierre Larousse, Pierre Athanase Larousse | French lexicographer (1817-1875) |
| Littre, Maximilien Paul Emile Littre | French lexicographer (1801-1881) |
| Murray, James Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray | Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) |
| Webster, Noah Webster | United States lexicographer (1758-1843) |
| Worcester, Joseph Emerson Worcester | United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865) |
| Narrower | etymologist | A lexicographer who specializes in etymology |
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| neologist | A lexicographer of new words and expressions |
| synonymist | A student / student of synonyms |
| Broader | compiler | A person who compiles information (as for reference purposes) |
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| linguist, linguistic scientist | A specialist in linguistics |
| Spanish | lexicógrafo |
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| Catalan | lexicògrafa, lexicògraf, lexicòleg |
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| Nouns | lexicography | the act of writing dictionaries |
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