Joseph Emerson Worcester

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Noun1.Joseph Emerson Worcester - United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
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The critic said: "In one corner was Noah Webster; in the other, Joseph Emerson Worcester. Both seasoned lexicographers, they realized that Americans were coining new words, using old ones in new ways and preserving usages the British had dropped."
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Morse described the spirited competition between the Merriams and lexicographer Joseph Emerson Worcester, who also published a dictionary, leading to a period Mr.
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