Orin Hargraves, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Orin Hargraves

American lexicographer

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1953

Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, United States

Profession: linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Orin Hargraves (born 1953) is an American lexicographer and writer.
His language reference works include Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English (Oxford University Press, 2002), Slang Rules!: A Practical Guide for English Learners (Merriam-Webster, 2008), and (with Willard Espy) Words to Rhyme With: A Rhyming Dictionary (2nd edition; Facts on File, 2006).
In addition he has contributed definitions and other material to dictionaries and other language reference works issued by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Longman, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Chambers Harrap, Langenscheidt, Berlitz, Scholastic Corporation, and Merriam-Webster, among others.