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JOSEPH EMERSON WORCESTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
Synonyms:
Joseph Emerson Worcester; Worcester
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Instance hypernyms:
lexicographer; lexicologist (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)