lexicomane

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English

Etymology

From lexico- +‎ -mane.

Noun

lexicomane (plural lexicomanes)

  1. A lover of dictionaries.
    • 1980, The Incorporated Linguist: The Journal of the Institute of Linguists, page 65:
      The bilingual on this pattern and with these intentions will be enormous. The project is far too great for one person, even a lexicomane.
    • 1984, Quinquereme, page 233:
      The lexicomane will remain similarly frustrated when he comes to pursue such glosses as those of denationalization, Adabei, and Wulst in the sense of 'bead'.
    • 2002 February 12, silt, “changelist for a variant I was thinking of producing...”, in rec.games.roguelike.angband (Usenet):
      Ovipositor, charming word. My current favorite is callomania: "the delusion that one is beautiful". Gotta love Mongrel English in All Her Glory. I'm a bibliophile, bibliotaph, and a lexicomane. <G>
  • 2014, James L. Reynolds, “Preface”, in ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to Old Age, iUniverse, →ISBN, page XII:
    This lexicon should appeal to lexicographers—defined by Samuel Johnson as "harmless drudges"—lexicomanes, hyperlexics, lexies and wordies in general.
  • 2016, Pragya Bang, Not-so-IIM!: The Untold Story of after and beyond Graduation, Notion Press, →ISBN:
    “Aarav and Rashika, I am sure you don’t know what hoi polloi is. Even I don’t. Let us keep Google handy whenever Khushboo is in conversation. We have a lexicomane in the group!” said Raghav teasingly. / “Now, what is a lexicomane?” exclaimed Rashika slapping both her hands on the center table. / Khushboo promptly said, / “Lexicon means a dictionary. So assuming that he is calling me a dictionary freak, I must say that is a wrong adjective. You could call me a logophile. Haha!”

    • French

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek λέξῐς (léxĭs, “word”) +‎ -mane.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    lexicomane m or f by sense (plural lexicomanes)

    1. a lover of words

    Adjective

    lexicomane (plural lexicomanes)

    1. word-loving

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