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MorMythos: /* Pronunciation */

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Pronunciation

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	''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographe lexicographe]'' + the agentive suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-er -er]'', from Ancient Greek ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/λεξικός λεξικός]'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γράφω γράφω]'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).		''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographe lexicographe]'' + the agentive suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-er -er]'', from Ancient Greek ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/λεξικός λεξικός]'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γράφω γράφω]'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).

	===Pronunciation===		===Transliteration Pronunciation===
	~~/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/~~		* Hangul: 렉시코그래패스터
			* Katakana: レキシコグラフェスター

	===Noun===		===Noun===

MorMythos: /* Etymology */

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Etymology

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	===Etymology===		===Etymology===
	From ~~''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographaster lexicographaster]'' ←~~ ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”).		From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”).

	''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographe lexicographe]'' + ''-er'', from Ancient Greek ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/λεξικός λεξικός]'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γράφω γράφω]'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).		''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographe lexicographe]'' + the agentive suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-er -er]'', from Ancient Greek ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/λεξικός λεξικός]'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γράφω γράφω]'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).

	===Pronunciation===		===Pronunciation===

MorMythos at 20:53, 10 April 2026

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	===Etymology===		===Etymology===
	From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographaster lexicographaster]'' < ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”).		From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographaster lexicographaster]'' ← ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”).

	''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographe lexicographe]'' + ''-er'', from Ancient Greek ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/λεξικός λεξικός]'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γράφω γράφω]'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).		''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographe lexicographe]'' + ''-er'', from Ancient Greek ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/λεξικός λεξικός]'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γράφω γράφω]'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).

MorMythos: /* Etymology */

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Etymology

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	===Etymology===		===Etymology===
	From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographaster lexicographaster]'' < ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”).		From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographaster lexicographaster]'' < ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”).

	''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''lexicographe'' + ''-er'', from Ancient Greek ''λεξικός'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''γράφω'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).		''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographe lexicographe]'' + ''-er'', from Ancient Greek ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/λεξικός λεξικός]'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/γράφω γράφω]'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).

	===Pronunciation===		===Pronunciation===

MorMythos: /* Etymology */

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Etymology

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	===Etymology===		===Etymology===
	From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), ~~modeled after formations like~~ ''~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster poetaster]~~''.		From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographaster lexicographaster]'' < ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”).

			''Lexicographer'' derives from French ''lexicographe'' + ''-er'', from Ancient Greek ''λεξικός'' (''lexikós'', “of words”) + ''γράφω'' (''gráphō'', “to write”).

	===Pronunciation===		===Pronunciation===

MorMythos at 20:49, 10 April 2026

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	English		==English==

	Etymology		===Etymology===
	From ''[~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer](~~https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer) lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster](~~https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster) -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), modeled after formations like ''[~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster](~~https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster) poetaster]''.		From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), modeled after formations like ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster poetaster]''.

	Pronunciation		===Pronunciation===
	/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/		/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/

	Noun		===Noun===
	'''Lexicographaster''' (plural '''Lexicographasters''')		'''Lexicographaster''' (plural '''Lexicographasters''')

	1. A pretender to lexicography; an unskilled or superficial compiler of dictionaries or word lists, especially one who imitates the form of serious lexicographic work without its rigor or discipline.		# A pretender to lexicography; an unskilled or superficial compiler of dictionaries or word lists, especially one who imitates the form of serious lexicographic work without its rigor or discipline.
			# A person who pretends to be a lexicographer or dictionary expert but produces sloppy, inaccurate, or superficially scholarly definitions.

	~~2. A person who pretends to be~~ a lexicographer ~~or dictionary expert but produces sloppy, inaccurate, or superficially scholarly definitions~~.		===Example===
			#* ''The blog was filled with confident definitions, but its careless errors revealed the author as more of a lexicographaster than a true lexicographer.''

	~~Example~~		===Related terms===
	~~''The blog was filled with confident definitions, but its careless errors revealed the author as more of a lexicographaster than a true lexicographer.''~~		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer]
			* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography lexicography]
	Related terms		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith wordsmith]
	[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer~~](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer)~~ lexicographer]		* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer glossographer]
	[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography~~](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography)~~ lexicography]
	[~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith](~~https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith) wordsmith]
	[~~[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer](~~https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer) glossographer]

MorMythos at 20:48, 10 April 2026

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	==English==		English

	~~===~~Etymology~~===~~		Etymology
	From ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer		From ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer) lexicographer]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster) -aster]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), modeled after formations like ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster) poetaster]''.
	lexicographer]]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster
	-aster]]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), modeled after formations like ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster
	poetaster]]''.

	~~===Pronunciation===~~

			Pronunciation
	/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/		/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/

	~~===~~Noun~~===~~		Noun
	'''Lexicographaster''' (plural '''Lexicographasters''')		'''Lexicographaster''' (plural '''Lexicographasters''')

	# A pretender to lexicography; an unskilled or superficial compiler of dictionaries or word lists, especially one who imitates the form of serious lexicographic work without its rigor or discipline.		1. A pretender to lexicography; an unskilled or superficial compiler of dictionaries or word lists, especially one who imitates the form of serious lexicographic work without its rigor or discipline.

	~~# A person who pretends to be a lexicographer or dictionary expert but produces sloppy, inaccurate, or superficially scholarly definitions~~.

	~~#* ''The blog was filled with confident definitions, but its careless errors revealed the author as more of~~ a ~~lexicographaster than a true~~ lexicographer.''		2. A person who pretends to be a lexicographer or dictionary expert but produces sloppy, inaccurate, or superficially scholarly definitions.

	~~===Related terms===~~		Example
			''The blog was filled with confident definitions, but its careless errors revealed the author as more of a lexicographaster than a true lexicographer.''

	[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer		Related terms
	lexicographer]]		[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer) lexicographer]
	[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography		[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography) lexicography]
	lexicography]]		[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith) wordsmith]
	[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith		[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer) glossographer]
	wordsmith]]
	[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer
	glossographer]]

MorMythos: Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From ''https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer'' + the pejorative suffix ''https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), modeled after formations like ''https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster poetaster''. ===Pronunciation=== /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/ ===Noun=== '''Lexicographaster''' (plural '''Lexicographasters''') # A pretender to lexicogra..."

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Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From ''https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer lexicographer'' + the pejorative suffix ''https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster -aster'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), modeled after formations like ''https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster poetaster''. ===Pronunciation=== /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/ ===Noun=== '''Lexicographaster''' (plural '''Lexicographasters''') # A pretender to lexicogra..."

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==English==

===Etymology===
From ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer
lexicographer]]'' + the pejorative suffix ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster
-aster]]'' (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), modeled after formations like ''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster
poetaster]]''.

===Pronunciation===

/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/

===Noun===
'''Lexicographaster''' (plural '''Lexicographasters''')

# A pretender to lexicography; an unskilled or superficial compiler of dictionaries or word lists, especially one who imitates the form of serious lexicographic work without its rigor or discipline.

# A person who pretends to be a lexicographer or dictionary expert but produces sloppy, inaccurate, or superficially scholarly definitions.

#* ''The blog was filled with confident definitions, but its careless errors revealed the author as more of a lexicographaster than a true lexicographer.''

===Related terms===

[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer
lexicographer]]
[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography
lexicography]]
[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith
wordsmith]]
[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer
glossographer]]