English Explanatory Dictionary

vocabulist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The writer or maker of a vocabulary (dictionary or glossary); a lexicographer.
  2. One who cultivates a large or impressive vocabulary.
  3. A dictionary or glossary.

Word forms

vocabulist vocabulists

Etymology

From Latin vocābulum (“vocable”) + -ist. In sense 3, probably after Middle French vocabuliste or its etymon New Latin vocābulista (“vocabulary”). With sense 1, compare French vocabuliste with the same meaning.

Synonyms

vocabularian
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