Lex`i*cog"ra*pher (-
ĭ*kŏg"rȧ*fẽr), n. [Gr.
lexikogra`fos; lexiko`n dictionary +
gra`fein to write: cf. F. lexicographe. See
Lexicon.] 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.
Johnson.