lexicographer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
    lexicologist.

WordNet

Lex`i*cog"ra*pher noun
Etymology
Gr. dictionary + to write: cf. F. lexicographe. See Lexicon.
Definitions
  1. The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.
    Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach; and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few. Johnson.

Webster 1913