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January 26, 2024

Word of the Day: Lexicographer

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Word of the Day
: January 26, 2024

\lek-suh-KAH-gruh-fer\ noun

What It Means

A lexicographer is an author or editor of a dictionary.

// Noah Webster believed that a lexicographer's work was to document a language as it is used, without any judgment or subjective influence.

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