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But popularity isn’t the only factor lexicographers consider when determining the word of the year.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Mary’s flowers and their legends Using research from botanists, folklorists and lexicographers, Stokes and McTague created lists of hundreds of flowers and plants with their medieval, religious names.
—Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
Written by a career lexicographer with an infectious love of the English language, this ode to the dictionary is full of fun facts for linguistics lovers, as well as intimate stories that nerds of all stripes can enjoy.
—The Week Us, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
The origins of the ending-preposition prohibition Among grammarians and lexicographers, Merriam-Webster's comments are widely accepted.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Mary’s flowers and their legends Using research from botanists, folklorists and lexicographers, Stokes and McTague created lists of hundreds of flowers and plants with their medieval, religious names.
—Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
Written by a career lexicographer with an infectious love of the English language, this ode to the dictionary is full of fun facts for linguistics lovers, as well as intimate stories that nerds of all stripes can enjoy.
—The Week Us, theweek, 16 Apr. 2024
The origins of the ending-preposition prohibition Among grammarians and lexicographers, Merriam-Webster's comments are widely accepted.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicographer
Noun
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The security agency easily identified Winner, a crypto linguist, as the source of the leak.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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All 14 languages included: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Turkish, and more. 10,000+ hours of lessons designed by 100+ expert linguists.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Grace McCarty is the assoicate beauty editor at Glamour.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Mauser 98 doesn't require an expert to be accurate at that range, according to Brandon Webb, a former Navy SEALs head sniper instructor and editor at the military lifestyle outlet SOFREP.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Royal biographer Penny Junor also compared Kate to Philip in an interview with the Daily Mail.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, some reports have suggested that B intimated to the biographer that the singer's bandmates and his best friend, Mary Austin, had been aware of her existence.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Powering the portable scribbler is 1.7-GHz dual-core processing supported by 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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All remaining scribblers should lay down their squibs and come out, squinting, arms aloft in surrender.—
Jayson Greene,
Time,
17 June 2025
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“Lexicographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicographer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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