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Charlton Laird
AuthorBooks · Second hand1901-1984
Charlton Grant Laird (1901–1984) was an American linguist, lexicographer, novelist, and essayist. Laird created the 1971 edition of the Webster's New World Thesaurus that became the standardized edition still used today. During his lifetime, he was probably best known for his language studies: books, textbooks, and reference works elucidating the English language for the layman along with his numerous contributions to dictionaries and thesauruses.
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1901
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1984
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Charlton Laird was a prominent American academic who dedicated his life to the in-depth study of the English language.
His work as a lexicographer led him to author one of the most important reference works: the Webster's New World Thesaurus.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 32 works focused on linguistics and language usage.
Born in Nashua in 1901, he combined his work as a novelist with a solid career as a university professor.
His legacy remains a fundamental resource for those seeking to understand the richness of English synonyms and antonyms.