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SAMUEL JOHNSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
Synonyms:
Dr. Johnson; Johnson; Samuel Johnson
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
lexicographer; lexicologist (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))