How to get a word added to the dictionary

Who is a lexicographer?

•  a writer of dictionaries

• a harmless drudge

• a & b are correct

• a word editor

 In which year was published the first English dictionary?

• 1640

• 1604

• 1828

• 1704

Who first published the English version of the dictionary?

• Robert Cawdrey

• Charles Merriam 

• Samuel Johnson

• unknown author

After the authors death, many of the dictionaries became outdated. True or false?

• TRUE

• FALSE

In which year Noah Webster published "An American Dictionary of the English Language"?

• 1828

• 2019

• 1838

• 1604

Who included slang words in the dictionary?

• Samuel Johnson

• Robert Cawdrey

• Noah Webster

• no one

Who bought the rights to Webster's dictionary?

• George Merriam

• Charles Merriam

• Ambrose Bierce

• George and Charles Merriam

The dictionaries don't redefine old words. True or false?

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the Merraim-Webster's word of the year in 2019?

• they

• wife

• awesome

• lofty

First concept of a dictionary dates back to the aztec civilization. True or false?

• TRUE

• FALSE