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Peter Gilliver

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Peter Gilliver is a British lexicographer associated with the Oxford English Dictionary, where his work includes researching word histories and editing dictionary entries. He is the author of The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, published in 2016, which traces the dictionary's institutional, editorial, and scholarly development. His work is intended for readers interested in historical lexicography, English etymology, and the OED's production.

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What is Peter Gilliver's connection to the Oxford English Dictionary?

Peter Gilliver has been an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary since 1987 and is an associate editor. His work involves researching word histories and helping edit historical dictionary entries. [Oxford University Press interview](https://blog.oup.com/2016/10/peter-gilliver-oed-interview-part-1/)

What book did Peter Gilliver publish in 2016?

He wrote The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, published by Oxford University Press on August 25, 2016. The book traces the OED from its nineteenth-century beginnings through its online database. [Oxford Academic](https://academic.oup.com/book/26554)

What period of OED history does Gilliver's book cover?

The book begins with quotation collection in the 1850s and follows the first printed fascicle in 1884, Oxford University Press's publishing role, and the online launch in 2000. It also discusses the people who contributed to the dictionary across its history. [Oxford Academic](https://academic.oup.com/book/26554)

What does a lexicographer like Peter Gilliver actually do?

A lexicographer studies how words are used, gathers historical evidence, and writes or edits dictionary entries. In Gilliver's case, that work is tied specifically to the OED's evidence-based history of English words. [Oxford University Press interview](https://blog.oup.com/2016/10/peter-gilliver-oed-interview-part-1/)

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