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definer

noun

Definition of definer

as in lexicographer

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Recent Examples of definer The derby remains a season-definer and two bad results cost Howe a chunk of goodwill. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The government as a primary definer of news also illustrates this interdependence. — 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 Other products include a heat protectant spray, a wave and curl definer, shampoos of different molecular weights, a texturizing spray and more. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

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

Definition of lexicographer

Noun

In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Lena is anchored, however, by her relationship with Yana Kuchina, a former editor of a Moscow publishing house who writes openly about living with cerebral palsy.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of editor

Noun

One key supporter in the fight to preserve and teach Creole was Jean Bernabé, a linguist and writer from nearby Martinique.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Amid changing forests, a blind Polish linguist searches for sounds that might heal what human language cannot.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

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