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n. - A compiler or writer of a dictionary.

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  • But now, these terms have taken their place among the 1,664 pages worth of words deemed dictionary worthy by Merriam Webster's lexicologist.
  • You ` ve been using them for years, but now these terms have taken their place among the 6,064 pages with the words deemed dictionary-worthy by Merriam-Webster ` s...
  • There, it wasn't so much a matter of a lexicologist with scalpel classifying word manias and symptoms, but rather, measuring them in milliliters and removing their CT...
  • Nevertheless, such material should be watched by the lexicologist for its value in showing tendencies in the language.
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