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lexicographer

UK/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/US/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfɚ/

lexicographer noun: one who writes or compiles a dictionary.

Noun

lexicographer (plural lexicographers)

  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.[1755 April 15, Samuel Johnson, “Lexico′grapher”, in A Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (L–Z), London: […] J[ohn] and P[aul] Knapton; […], →OCLC, column 1
    • Pitt has furnish'd us a word or two / Which lexicographers declined to do.1811, George Gordon Byron, Hints from Horace

lexicographer meaning in Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi and Tagalog

lexicographer in Hindi

one who writes or compiles a dictionary
कोशकार kośkār

lexicographer in Kannada

ನಿಘಂಟುಕಾರ, ಕೋಶಕಾರ, ನೆರಕೆಗಾರ

lexicographer in Punjabi

one who writes or compiles a dictionary
ਕੋਸ਼ਕਾਰ kośkār

lexicographer in Tagalog

one who writes or compiles a dictionary
leksikograpo
More languagesFewer languages
lexicographer in Malay
pekamus, penyusun kamus
lexicographer in Indonesian
leksikograf, pekamus, penyusun kamus

Examples of lexicographer in a sentence

  • The best lexicographer may well be content if his productions are received by the world with cold esteem.1860, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Biographies contributed to the Encyclopædia Britannica:
  • Would-be lexicographers beware: this job comes with a health warning – you will never look at words in the same way again.2007 May 10, Emily Ford, “How do I become… a lexicographer?”, in The Times, London:

Synonyms of lexicographer

Forms of lexicographer

plurallexicographers

Origin of lexicographer

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

Words formed from lexicographer

Questions about lexicographer

What does lexicographer mean?
Lexicographer means one who writes or compiles a dictionary.
What is lexicographer in Hindi?
Lexicographer in Hindi is कोशकार (kośkār). See Lexicographer meaning in Hindi.
How do you use lexicographer in a sentence?
The best lexicographer may well be content if his productions are received by the world with cold esteem.
What part of speech is lexicographer?
Lexicographer is a noun.
How do you pronounce lexicographer?
Lexicographer is pronounced /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of lexicographer?
The plural of lexicographer is lexicographers.

Words near lexicographer in the dictionary

  1. lexicogenic
  2. lexicogrammar
  3. lexicogrammars
  4. lexicogrammatical
  5. lexicogrammatically
  6. lexicographer
  7. lexicographers
  8. lexicographese
  9. lexicographic
  10. lexicographic order
  11. lexicographic orders

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lexicographer (page history and authors); lexicographer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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