English Dictionary |
SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER CRAIGIE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
• SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER CRAIGIE (noun)
The noun SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER CRAIGIE has 1 sense:
1. English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)
Familiarity information: SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER CRAIGIE used as a noun is very rare.
• SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER CRAIGIE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Craigie; Sir William Alexander Craigie; William A. Craigie
Instance hypernyms:
lexicographer; lexicologist (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." (English proverb)
"Tongue may muddle up and say the truth." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy." (Arabic proverb)
"He who lives fast goes straight to his death." (Corsican proverb)
"Tongue may muddle up and say the truth." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy." (Arabic proverb)
"He who lives fast goes straight to his death." (Corsican proverb)