Merriam-Webster announced Tuesday that the word “they” can be used to refer to a single person whose gender identity is nonbinary along with three other separate definitions.

Merriam-Webster revised the definition of "anti-vaxxer" in early October to change "laws ... That was revised on Oct. 4 to read, "a person who opposes the use of vaccines or regulations mandating ...

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) September 5, 2019 Many commenters below the Twitter post were quick to suggest that Merriam-Webster was taking aim at the president.

Merriam-Webster’s addition is yet another recognition of the cultural relevance and growing acceptance of ... We say ‘you are’ even though we’re only speaking to one person,” she said.

Outside of Merriam-Webster, Oxford also named its Word of the Year recently: "brain rot." The noun is used to describe the deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, sometimes seen ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year – and this you can believe – is “gaslighting.”. The online dictionary chose “gaslighting,” which it defines as “the act or practice of grossly ...

Merriam-Webster says yes The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. ... another person wrote.

Merriam-Webster announced the pronoun “they” as its word of the year on Tuesday, marking the rise of the use of the venerable plural pronoun to refer to a single person whose gender identity ...