Lexicographer /(lĕks`ĭ*kŏg"rȧ*fẽr)/
Lex·i·cog·ra·pher
Lexicographer
n.
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The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.
Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach; and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few.