lexicographer UK /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/US /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfɚ/ noun1 •One who writes or compiles a dictionary.Lexico′grapher. […] A writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words. — 1755 formslexicographers