Lexicographaster

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]