Who published the first dictionary?

Answer 1

The very first dictionary of English words was created by Robert Cawdry in 1604 and was entitled "Table Alphabeticall (A table alphabeticall of hard usual English words (1604); the first English dictionary". This first version was very limited, containing only around 3000 words. The next "real" dictionary was produced by John Kersey the Younger in 1702, and entitled simply "A New English Dictionary".

Answer 2

Noah Webster is credited with compiling, editing, and publishing the first English dictionary in America. Samuel Johnson's 'Dictionary of the English language' was published in 1755, a full 73 years before Noah Webster's But he was an Englishman. The first dictionary of American English was Noah Webster's. Webster had a problem with English spellings and the disparate pronunciations here in America. ADDITION A brief overview of pre-Johnson dictionaries is here: http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/t53.html

Answer 3

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Noah Webster made the first dictionary approved by the masses around the 1840's.

On April 15, 1755, Samuel Johnson published the very first dictionary. He was inspired in 1746 by a group of London booksellers, who said they would pay Johnson $1,500 to write a dictionary.

Answer 4

Dictionaries of many sorts were produced in China, Greece, Islam, and other complex early cultures. The 13th-century Dictionarius of John of Garland is the first recorded use of the term to mean word list.

Answer 5

The first dictionary was published by Samuel Johnson in 1755. It was called "A Dictionary of the English Language."

Answer 6

the first dictionary was written by Daniel Webster

Answer 7

In 1604, Rober Cawdrey wrote "A Table Alphabeticall"which is considered to be the first English dictionary.

Answer 8

The first American dictionary was published by Noah Webster in 1806. The Merriam brothers were able to secure the right to revise the dictionary.

Answer 9

Samuel Johnson wrote one of the first dictionaries in English. Noah Webster wrote one of the first on American English.

Answer 10

Daniel Webster