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

As a linguist who studies language, meaning and culture, I am fascinated by these marketing mishaps, which highlight a long-standing challenge for global brands.

— Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Its successor script, Linea B, was also a mystery until it was deciphered in 1952 by an amateur linguist and cryptographer Michael Ventris with the help of classicist John Chadwick, both building on patterns in the script first identified by classicist Alice Kober.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Definition of linguist

Noun

The government as a primary definer of news also illustrates this interdependence.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
And much like the fictional sport’s real-world counterpart, in this all-animal cinematic universe, roarball is the ultimate culture-definer.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026

Definition of definer

Noun

Johnson is currently working on another small Canadian film, a true-story caper about a Vice editor’s side hustle as a drug-mule recruiter with Finn Wolfhard slated for the lead.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Their hirings come two months after a shakeup at the storied program, led by the network’s new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.

— Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of editor

Noun

In the book, the biographer suggests that their relationship had one major difference to the relationships of their sons.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 28 July 2026
Royal biographer Tina Brown went as far as to suggest that Charles is growing increasingly irritated with William.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026

Definition of biographer

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