Editing Stuart Berg Flexner (section)

{{Short description|American lexicographer (1928–1990)}}
'''Stuart Berg Flexner''' (1928–1990) was a [[lexicographer]], editor and author, noted for his books on the origins of American words and expressions, including ''I Hear America Talking'' and ''Listening to America''; as co-editor of the ''[[Dictionary of American Slang]]'' and as chief editor of the ''[[Random House Dictionary]], Second Edition''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/05/obituaries/stuart-berg-flexner-62-editor-of-random-house-dictionaries.html|title=Stuart Berg Flexner, 62, Editor Of Random House Dictionaries|first=Edwin|last=McDowell|date=December 5, 1990|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>