etymologist - a lexicographer who specializes in etymology

linguist, linguistic scientist - a specialist in linguistics

neologist - a lexicographer of new words and expressions

synonymist - a student of synonyms

Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey, Bailey - English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

Craigie, Sir William Alexander Craigie, William A. Craigie - English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)

Florio, John Florio - English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625)

Fowler, Henry Watson Fowler - English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)

Dr. Johnson, Johnson, Samuel Johnson - English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

Larousse, Pierre Athanase Larousse, Pierre Larousse - French lexicographer (1817-1875)

Littre, Maximilien Paul Emile Littre - French lexicographer (1801-1881)

James Augustus Henry Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Murray, Murray - Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)

Noah Webster, Webster - United States lexicographer (1758-1843)

Joseph Emerson Worcester, Worcester - United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)