Lexicographer
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lexicographer (lex-i-cog-ra-pher) n. lexicography [Greek: lexicon, word + graphein, to write] 1. A scatymologist. 2. A person suffering from a mental illness marked by the irrational need to verbificate and to carefully document such verbifications: NEUROTIC. 3. Somebody who, for whatever reason, writes dictionaries. It may be a profession, it may be (as 2) a mental problem, it may be a hobby etc. Well, we always knew Jeff wasn't quite right in the head, but - get this - the poor fellow's actually a lexicographer. I just hope he has a good psychologist. Did you know Julie's got a job as a lexicographer? 4. A maker of dictionaries; a harmless drudge. (Samuel Johnson)
