lexicologist

Other forms: lexicologists

Definitions of lexicologist

1. noun

   a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
   synonyms: lexicographer

   examples:

   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)

   Sir William Alexander Craigie

   English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)

   John Florio

   English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)

   Henry Watson Fowler

   English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)

   Samuel Johnson

   English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

   Pierre Athanase Larousse

   French lexicographer (1817-1875)

   Maximilien Paul Emile Littre

   French lexicographer (1801-1881)

   Sir James Augustus Henry Murray

   Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)

   Noah Webster

   United States lexicographer (1758-1843)

   Joseph Emerson Worcester

   United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)

   types:

   etymologist

   a lexicographer who specializes in etymology

   neologist

   a lexicographer of new words and expressions

   synonymist

   a student of synonyms

   type of:

   compiler

   a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)

   linguist, linguistic scientist

   a specialist in linguistics