Roget

American  

[roh-zhey, roh-zhey, rozh-ey] / roʊˈʒeɪ, ˈroʊ ʒeɪ, ˈrɒʒ eɪ /

noun

1. Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.

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Roget British  

/ ˈrɒʒeɪ /

noun

1. Peter Mark . 1779–1869, English physician, who on retirement devised a Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852), a classified list of synonyms

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Example Sentences

If Euro 7 were used to stop sales of the highest-emitting tyres, "you would already remove a lot of particles from the market", Roget said.

From Reuters • May 17, 2023

Big, Titanic: A dazzling insight leads Peter Roget to his life’s work — and to immortality.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

Optimising the technology for road vehicles is, however, a totally different challenge, Mr Roget says: "We have 130 years of experience and knowledge in perfecting inflatable structures like pneumatic tyres. Airless technology is very recent."

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2022

“To be able to work with them on it and be able to work with Roget for the first time” means something, Anderson says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021

It is to be hoped that at some time a dictionary of synonyms may be prepared, giving as full a list as that of Roget or of Soule, with discriminating remarks upon every word.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin