Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
One who compiles dictionaries
a) Calligrapher
b) Editor
c) Lexicographer
d) Compiler

Answer 1

Hint: A dictionary consists of all the meanings of the words in a language. The word must be a noun. A noun is a naming word used to identify a person, place, object or quality. For example, the book was very heavy. Here, ‘book’ is the noun.

Complete answer:
From the hint given to us, we know that a dictionary consists of all the meanings of the words in a language. The word must be a noun as a noun is used to name or identify an entity. Keeping this information in mind, we shall be analysing the given options.
>Calligrapher means one who does calligraphy. We observe that it is not related to the description given to us in the question. Hence, option A is not the correct answer.
>Editor means one who edits content to make it more refined. We observe that it is not related to the description given to us in the question. Hence, option B is not the correct answer.
>Lexicographer means one who compiles dictionaries. We observe that its meaning matches the description given to us in the question. It is a noun. Hence, option C is possibly the correct answer.
>Compiler is one who compiles information. We observe that it is not related to the description given to us in the question. Hence, option D is not the correct answer.

Thus, we can conclude that option C is the correct answer.

Note: Lexicographer is derived from the term lexicon. Lexicon means the vocabulary of a given language. You are required to have an extensive vocabulary to be able to answer such questions correctly.