Lexicographaster: Difference between revisions
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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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]''. | ||
Pronunciation | |||
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/ | /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/ | ||
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. | |||
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.'' | |||
[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer | Related terms | ||
[[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] | ||
[[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] | ||
[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer | |||
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English
Etymology From [[1](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer) lexicographer] + the pejorative suffix [[2](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aster) -aster] (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”), modeled after formations like [[3](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poetaster) poetaster].
Pronunciation /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfæstər/
Noun 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.
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.
Related terms [[4](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicographer) lexicographer] [[5](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lexicography) lexicography] [[6](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordsmith) wordsmith] [[7](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glossographer) glossographer]