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nouna compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
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- johnson English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
- murray Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
- bailey English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
- fowler English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)
- webster United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
- larousse French lexicographer (1817-1875)
- worcester United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
- nathaniel bailey English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
- etymologist a lexicographer who specializes in etymology
- florio English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)