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lexicographer

noun
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From French lexicographe + -er, from Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -grapher.

  1. derived from λεξικός
  2. derived from lexicographe

Definitions

  1. One who writes or compiles a dictionary.

    • Lexico′grapher. […] A writer of dictionaries; a harmleſs drudge, that buſies himſelf in tracing the original, and detailing the ſignification of words.
    • Pitt has furnish'd us a word or two / Which lexicographers declined to do.
    • The best lexicographer may well be content if his productions are received by the world with cold esteem.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for lexicographer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA