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


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


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