This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.

publication date: Monday, November 25, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)

category: Education

clue: Synonyms for this reference compiler include linguist, neologist, lexicologist, linguistic scientist, and etymologist.

explanation: Peter Mark Roget was a British physician, theologian and lexicographer most known for Roget's Thesaurus, an essential for most college English majors. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Scott Hardie


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