lexicographer

noun

Definition of lexicographernext
as in linguist

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Recent Examples of lexicographer The selection process combined a public vote with language analysis by Oxford lexicographers. — Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024 In 1758, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, and English-language spelling reformer Noah Webster is born. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 But the earliest roots of the word in the early 1500s have very little to do with summer recreation, according to Jennifer Hurd, an editor and lexicographer from the Oxford English Dictionary. — Natalie Escobar, NPR, 25 June 2026 Stamper, a lexicographer and former editor at Merriam-Webster, charts the history of how thousands of colors came to be defined in Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, published in 1961. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lexicographer
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  1. linguist
  2. definer
  3. editor
  4. biographer
  5. scribbler
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  • Its successor script, Linea B, was also a mystery until it was deciphered in 1952 by an amateur linguist and cryptographer Michael Ventris with the help of classicist John Chadwick, both building on patterns in the script first identified by classicist Alice Kober.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • As a cognitive scientist and linguist, a lot of my research training is about symbols and about the construction of identity in that way.
    — Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of linguist
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  • The government as a primary definer of news also illustrates this interdependence.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • And much like the fictional sport’s real-world counterpart, in this all-animal cinematic universe, roarball is the ultimate culture-definer.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of definer
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  • Haber is a writer, editor and publishing strategist, and co-founder of the Ink Book Club on Substack.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • On a recent commute to the Allure office, commerce market editor Sarah Hoffmann picked up a new base routine from Laura Mercier and rediscovered the joys of loitering in a Sephora.
    — Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 1 July 2026
Definition of editor
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  • Antonia Fraser, the biographer and historian, will be present, as will Tina Brown, the former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and one of the most influential voices in transatlantic media.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • According to biographer Robert Jobson, a suspicious Prince William was anxious that Meghan would wear his mother’s jewels during the wedding.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
Definition of biographer
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  • Powering the portable scribbler is 1.7-GHz dual-core processing supported by 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
  • All remaining scribblers should lay down their squibs and come out, squinting, arms aloft in surrender.
    — Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025
Definition of scribbler

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“Lexicographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicographer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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