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Lexicographer
Pronunciation : Lex`i*cog"ra*pher
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. lexicographe. See Lexicon.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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