"lexicographist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lexicographists [plural]
Etymology: lexicography + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lexicography|ist}} lexicography + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} lexicographist (plural lexicographists)
  1. (chiefly archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer. Tags: archaic Synonyms: dictionarian, dictionarist, lexicographer
    Sense id: en-lexicographist-en-noun-ek5eAvYD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

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