lexicographer
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who writes or compiles a dictionary.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Would-be lexicographers beware: this job comes with a health warning – you will never look at words in the same way again."
Etymology
From French lexicographe + -er, from Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -grapher.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: lexicographe, λεξικός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfɚ/
- British English: /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/