HyperDic: nathan_bailey

English > 1 sense of the expression Nathan Bailey:
NOUNperson Nathan Bailey, Bailey, Nathaniel BaileyEnglish lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently
English > Nathan Bailey: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742).
SynonymsBailey, Nathaniel Bailey
Instance oflexicographer, lexicologistA compiler or writer of a dictionary
CatalanBailey

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