lexicologist
English Thesaurus
1. a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | compiler, |
| definition | : | a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | etymologist, |
| definition | : | a lexicographer who specializes in etymology (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | neologist, |
| definition | : | a lexicographer of new words and expressions (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | synonymist, |
| definition | : | a student of synonyms (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | bailey, nathan bailey, nathaniel bailey, |
| definition | : | English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | florio, john florio, |
| definition | : | English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | fowler, henry watson fowler, |
| definition | : | English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | noah webster, webster, |
| definition | : | United States lexicographer (1758-1843) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | lexicography, |
| definition | : | the act of writing dictionaries (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lexicology, |
| definition | : | the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | lexicography, |
| definition | : | the act of writing dictionaries (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | lexicology, |
| definition | : | the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language (noun.cognition) |
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