Kory Stamper | |
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Alma mater | Smith College |
Occupation(s) | Lexicographer, editor |
Notable work | Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (2017) |
Website | Harmlessdrudgery.com |
Kory Stamper is a lexicographer and former associate editor for the Merriam-Webster family of dictionaries. She is the author of Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Pantheon, 2017).
Stamper grew up in Colorado. [1] She attended Smith College, where she undertook an interdisciplinary major that involved studying Latin, Greek, Norse, Old English, and Middle English after enrolling in a course on Icelandic family sagas of the 13th and 14th centuries. She says, "I loved the style, the rhythm. They're very bleak, but they have this black humor." [1]
Stamper worked in a college development office before applying for an editorial assistant position with Merriam-Webster in 1998. [1] She left Merriam-Webster after working there for nearly 20 years. [2] She was associate editor at Merriam-Webster for more than ten years. [3] As of 2019, Stamper worked freelance with Cambridge University Press. [4] As of December 2023, she was senior editor of lexicography at Dictionary.com, [5] where she worked until April 2024. [6]
In addition to her editorial duties, she presented many of Merriam-Webster's "Ask the Editor" videos, [7] a series on the publisher's website and YouTube that discusses the English language, especially unusual or controversial words and usages. She undertook speaking engagements on behalf of Merriam-Webster [8] [9] and provides expert advice and response to general enquiries on language and lexicography from the public. [10] Stamper drew attention as the associate editor responsible for explaining the addition of the term " F-bomb" into the dictionary. [1]
Stamper also provides lexicographical and language-related commentary for various media outlets including the Chicago Tribune [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] and has written on other, non-language-related topics. [17]
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Stamper's first book, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, was released by Pantheon in March 2017. [18] [19] [20]
Stamper appears in all six episodes of the 2021 Netflix series History of Swear Words, [21] providing commentary on the linguistic histories of various obscenities. The Hollywood Reporter described Stamper as "probably the breakout among the expert talking heads". [22]
Stamper is married with two children. She lives in Collingswood, New Jersey. [1]
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Kory Stamper | |
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Alma mater | Smith College |
Occupation(s) | Lexicographer, editor |
Notable work | Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (2017) |
Website | Harmlessdrudgery.com |
Kory Stamper is a lexicographer and former associate editor for the Merriam-Webster family of dictionaries. She is the author of Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Pantheon, 2017).
Stamper grew up in Colorado. [1] She attended Smith College, where she undertook an interdisciplinary major that involved studying Latin, Greek, Norse, Old English, and Middle English after enrolling in a course on Icelandic family sagas of the 13th and 14th centuries. She says, "I loved the style, the rhythm. They're very bleak, but they have this black humor." [1]
Stamper worked in a college development office before applying for an editorial assistant position with Merriam-Webster in 1998. [1] She left Merriam-Webster after working there for nearly 20 years. [2] She was associate editor at Merriam-Webster for more than ten years. [3] As of 2019, Stamper worked freelance with Cambridge University Press. [4] As of December 2023, she was senior editor of lexicography at Dictionary.com, [5] where she worked until April 2024. [6]
In addition to her editorial duties, she presented many of Merriam-Webster's "Ask the Editor" videos, [7] a series on the publisher's website and YouTube that discusses the English language, especially unusual or controversial words and usages. She undertook speaking engagements on behalf of Merriam-Webster [8] [9] and provides expert advice and response to general enquiries on language and lexicography from the public. [10] Stamper drew attention as the associate editor responsible for explaining the addition of the term " F-bomb" into the dictionary. [1]
Stamper also provides lexicographical and language-related commentary for various media outlets including the Chicago Tribune [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] and has written on other, non-language-related topics. [17]
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Stamper's first book, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, was released by Pantheon in March 2017. [18] [19] [20]
Stamper appears in all six episodes of the 2021 Netflix series History of Swear Words, [21] providing commentary on the linguistic histories of various obscenities. The Hollywood Reporter described Stamper as "probably the breakout among the expert talking heads". [22]
Stamper is married with two children. She lives in Collingswood, New Jersey. [1]
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