Paul Dickson

Paul Dickson
Dickson in 2009.
Born	Yonkers, New York
Occupation	author
Subject	baseball, U.S. Military, word origins and slang
Notable works	The Bonus Army, Labels for Locals, War Slang
Website
http://www.pauldicksonbooks.com/

Paul Dickson (born in Yonkers, New York) is a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects, including baseball and the military.

He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word".

For his published work on baseball, the Washington Post has described Dickson as "baseball's answer to Noah Webster or, at the very least, William Safire."

Dickson graduated from Wesleyan University in 1961. He resides in Garrett Park, Maryland.