John Bullokar

English lexicographer

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John Bullokar was an English lexicographer known for his work An English Expositor. First mentioned in 1610, this dictionary was printed six years later. Bullokar's work introduced many archaic words, marking them with a star to indicate they were no longer in common use. The dictionary was popular, with 14 editions published, the last appearing in 1731. Lexicography, the practice of making dictionaries, has a long history, with early examples found in ancient Mesopotamia and Greece.123

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The next dictionary, by John Bullokar, An English Expositor, is first heard of on May 25, 1610, when it was entered in the Stationers’ Register (which established the printer’s right to it), but it was not printed until six years later. Bullokar introduced many archaisms, marked with a star…
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The next dictionary, by John Bullokar, An English Expositor, is first heard of on May 25, 1610, when it was entered in the Stationers’ Register (which established the printer’s right to it), but it was not printed until six years later. Bullokar introduced many archaisms, marked with a star…
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