lexicographer

noun

Definition of lexicographernext
as in linguist

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Recent Examples of lexicographer Miss Manners would be sorry to think that retirement had left you oblivious to the dynamics of life, which, indeed, lexicographers must follow. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026 Once its lexicographers establish a shortlist for Word of the Year, Oxford opens voting on its website. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 In 1758, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, and English-language spelling reformer Noah Webster is born. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 The selection process combined a public vote with language analysis by Oxford lexicographers. — Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lexicographer
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  1. linguist
  2. definer
  3. editor
  4. biographer
  5. scribbler
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
Definition of linguist
Noun
  • 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, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Definition of definer
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
  • According to biographer Anne Sebba, Simpson’s answer was resolute.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Accomplished biographer Barbara Ransby rights the historical record.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • The internet and smartphone threatened to stamp out scribblers entirely.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • 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 10 Oct. 2026.

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