Peter Mark Roget
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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