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# lexicographer

noun (a lexicographer, lexicographers)

«lexicographer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A lexicographer is a person who writes or edits dictionaries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/#m1)

### In the lessons

English lessons and history: Samuel Johnson wrote a famous English dictionary in 1755; Noah Webster wrote an American one in 1828. It tells the reader about people who collect words and their meanings.

### Examples

- A lexicographer writes dictionary entries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/#x1)
- Samuel Johnson was a famous lexicographer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/#x2)
- Noah Webster was an American lexicographer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/#x3)
- Lexicographers add new words like «emoji» to dictionaries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/#x4)
- The lexicographer studied how people really use the word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/#x5)
- She wants to be a lexicographer because she loves words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/#x6)

### Note

Say «lex-ih-KOG-ruh-fer». Plural: lexicographers. The work is «lexicography».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lexicographer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lexicographer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lexicographer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lexicographer.html) on Mova free.