peter mark roget
Definition
- Proper noun:
- English physician and lexicographer: Peter Mark Roget was a British physician, natural theologian, and lexicographer. He is best known for creating Roget's Thesaurus, a classified collection of English synonyms and antonyms, which was first published in 1852.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The thesaurus was compiled by Peter Mark Roget.
- Peter Mark Roget had a distinguished career in medicine before turning to lexicography.
Advanced Usage
- The name "Roget" is often used metonymically to refer to his famous thesaurus.
- If you need a better word, just check the Roget. (Here, "Roget" refers to Roget's Thesaurus.)
Variants and Related Words
- Roget's Thesaurus (noun phrase): The reference work created by Peter Mark Roget. It is a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms organized by conceptual categories rather than alphabetically.
- She found the perfect adjective using Roget's Thesaurus.
Synonyms
- Lexicographer: A person who compiles dictionaries. (This describes his later, most famous role.)
- Physician: A medical doctor. (This describes his primary profession.)
Related Phrases
- While there are no phrasal verbs or idioms directly from the name "Peter Mark Roget," the phrase "to Roget" is sometimes informally used as a verb meaning to look up a word or concept in a thesaurus.
- I need to Roget a more sophisticated term for "happy." (This is informal and playful usage.)
Noun
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English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)
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