NATHAN BAILEY

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Meaning:

English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

Synonyms:

Bailey; Nathan Bailey; Nathaniel Bailey

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

lexicographer; lexicologist (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)

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