LEXICOGRAPHER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

lexicographer

noun

Definition of lexicographer

as in linguist

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Recent Examples of lexicographer Miss Manners would be sorry to think that retirement had left you oblivious to the dynamics of life, which, indeed, lexicographers must follow. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026 Once its lexicographers establish a shortlist for Word of the Year, Oxford opens voting on its website. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 In 1758, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, and English-language spelling reformer Noah Webster is born. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 The selection process combined a public vote with language analysis by Oxford lexicographers. — Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lexicographer

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Noun

Theoretical linguist Noam Chomsky argued that language could not be adequately explained simply as a collection of behaviors learned through reinforcement.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026
That posh accent is a relatively modern invention, linguist John McWhorter wrote earlier this year in the New York Times.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of linguist

Noun

Perl is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and was the art critic for The New Republic for twenty years and a contributing editor at Vogue for a decade.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The new creators are Peter Greenberg, a longtime travel editor at CBS News; Dana Harris-Birdson, former editor in chief of IndieWire; and tech and politics reporter David Covucci.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of editor

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The film draws on previously unheard recorded conversations between Pratt and his biographer, Dominique Petitfaux, whose book of interviews with the artist supplies the film’s title.

— JD Linville, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Another royal biographer, Russell Myers, spoke with The Telegraph in July about George attending Eton, which costs $80,000 a year.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

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