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From | 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=== | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 10 April 2026
English
Etymology
From lexicographer + the pejorative suffix -aster (“one who is inferior at or falsely claims a role”).
Lexicographer derives from French lexicographe + the agentive suffix -er, from Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).
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.
Example
- The blog was filled with confident definitions, but its careless errors revealed the author as more of a lexicographaster than a true lexicographer.