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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。
词典编纂者
lexicographers — plural of lexicographer
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
词典编纂者
a person who writes or compiles dictionaries; a person who studies the vocabulary of a language
She works as a lexicographer for a major publisher.
她在一家大出版社担任词典编纂者。
编写或编纂词典的人
One who writes or compiles a dictionary.
The lexicographer spent years collecting words for the new dictionary.
这位词典编纂者花了数年时间为新词典收集词汇。
As a lexicographer, she has to decide which new words are worth including.
作为一名词典编纂者，她必须决定哪些新词值得收录。
The conference brought together lexicographers from many countries.
这次会议汇集了来自许多国家的词典编纂者。
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。
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 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。
Not this
He is a famous lexicography.
Use this
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。
Not this
She works as lexicographer.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
其他每一位作者都有望获得赞扬；词典编纂者只能希望免受指责。
Samuel Johnson wrote this in the preface to his Dictionary of the English Language (1755), wryly noting how difficult it is to define words accurately.
塞缪尔·约翰逊在1755年《英语词典》的序言中写下这句话，揶揄地指出准确界定词义是多么困难。
Use lexicographers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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”。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.