Word · Frequency #17999
lexicographer
词典编纂者
a person who writes or compiles dictionaries; a person who studies the vocabulary of a language
- 1.
One who writes or compiles a dictionary.
编写或编纂词典的人
编写或编纂词典的人；辞典编纂者
In use
The lexicographer spent years collecting words for the new dictionary.
As a lexicographer, she has to decide which new words are worth including.
The conference brought together lexicographers from many countries.
work as a lexicographer
work as 后接职业名词，表示“从事……职业”。
She works as a lexicographer for a major publisher.
她在一家大出版社担任词典编纂者。
a lexicographer of [language]
of 后接语言或领域，说明编纂或研究的对象。
He is a lexicographer of Old English.
他是古英语词典编纂者。
consult a lexicographer
consult 后接人，表示向某人请教或咨询。
The editors consulted a lexicographer about the new term.
编辑们就这个新术语咨询了词典编纂者。
Common mistakes
He is a famous lexicography.He is a famous lexicographer.
lexicography 指“词典编纂”这门学科或工作，不是指人的名词；指“词典编纂者”要用表示人物的后缀 -er 构成的 lexicographer。这里主语是“他”，所以要换成指人的 lexicographer。
She works as lexicographer.She works as a lexicographer.
lexicographer 是可数名词单数，在 as 后表示职业身份时需要不定冠词 a/an；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 a。
Connections
Collocations
- distinguished lexicographer
- 杰出的词典编纂者
- A distinguished lexicographer, he revised the dictionary with great care.作为一位杰出的词典编纂者，他十分用心地修订了这部词典。
- aspiring lexicographer
- 有志成为词典编纂者的人
- She interviewed an aspiring lexicographer who dreams of compiling a bilingual dictionary.她采访了一位有志成为词典编纂者的人，他梦想编纂一部双语词典。
- professional lexicographer
- 专业词典编纂者
- Professional lexicographers use large text corpora to study how words are actually used.专业词典编纂者利用大型语料库研究词语的实际用法。
- chief lexicographer
- 首席词典编纂者
- The chief lexicographer announced the new word of the year.首席词典编纂者宣布了年度词汇。
Pop culture & quotes
- Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：lexico近似‘词汇’，grapher表示‘写的人’，想象‘写词汇之书的人’就是词典编纂者。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：dictionary publishing、academic linguistics、reference-book prefaces 该词不带明显的口语或俚语色彩，属于中性词；但实际使用中多出现在辞典编纂出版、语言学论著或介绍辞典作者的正式文本里。日常对话中较少单独使用，一般会说“编写词典的人”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 lexicographer 押韵（重读元音 /ɒ/ 及其后发音相同）的有 photographer、geographer、biographer、stenographer、choreographer。注意拼写相似的 calligrapher 重读元音是 /ɪ/，读音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.