lexicographer
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡrəfər/
noun
- A person who writes, compiles, or edits dictionaries.
- The lexicographer spent years researching the history of every word in the new dictionary.
- Samuel Johnson is one of the most famous lexicographers in English history.
- As a lexicographer, she had to decide which new slang terms to include.