English Dictionary

DR. JOHNSON

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Overview

DR. JOHNSON (noun)
  The noun DR. JOHNSON has 1 sense:

1. English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)play

  Familiarity information: DR. JOHNSON used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


DR. JOHNSON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Dr. Johnson; Johnson; Samuel Johnson

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))


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