noun
a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
• Syn: ↑lexicographer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑lexicology, ↑lexicography (for: ↑lexicographer)
• Hypernyms: ↑compiler, ↑linguist, ↑linguistic scientist
• Hyponyms: ↑etymologist, ↑neologist, ↑synonymist
• Instance Hyponyms:
↑Bailey, ↑Nathan Bailey, ↑Nathaniel Bailey, ↑Craigie, ↑William A. Craigie, ↑Sir William Alexander Craigie, ↑Florio, ↑John Florio, ↑Fowler, ↑Henry Watson Fowler, ↑Johnson, ↑Samuel Johnson, ↑Dr. Johnson, ↑Larousse, ↑Pierre Larousse, ↑Pierre Athanase Larousse, ↑Littre, ↑Maximilien Paul Emile Littre, ↑Murray, ↑James Murray, ↑James Augustus Murray, ↑James Augustus Henry Murray, ↑Sir James Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Murray, ↑Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, ↑Webster, ↑Noah Webster, ↑Worcester, ↑Joseph Emerson Worcester
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\\ˌleksəˈkäləjə̇st\ noun (-s) : a specialist in lexicology
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lexicolˈogist noun
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Main Entry: ↑lexicon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.