lexicographer

«lexicographer» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who writes or edits dictionaries — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a lexicographer, lexicographers)

meaning for a pupil

A lexicographer is a person who writes or edits dictionaries. tree →

sense in the lessons

English lessons and history: Samuel Johnson wrote a famous English dictionary in 1755; Noah Webster wrote an American one in 1828. It tells the reader about people who collect words and their meanings.

examples

• A lexicographer writes dictionary entries. tree →
• Samuel Johnson was a famous lexicographer. tree →
• Noah Webster was an American lexicographer. tree →
• Lexicographers add new words like «emoji» to dictionaries. tree →
• The lexicographer studied how people really use the word. tree →
• She wants to be a lexicographer because she loves words. tree →

note

Say «lex-ih-KOG-ruh-fer». Plural: lexicographers. The work is «lexicography».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lexicographer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.