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Susie Dent (Susan Dent) was born on 19 November, 1964 in Woking, Surrey, England, is an English lexicographer (born 1964). Discover Susie Dent's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?
| Popular As |
Susan Dent |
| Occupation |
Lexicographer and television presenter |
| Age |
59 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
19 November, 1964 |
| Birthday |
19 November |
| Birthplace |
Woking, Surrey, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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She is a member of famous television presenter with the age 59 years old group.
Susie Dent Height, Weight & Measurements
At 59 years old, Susie Dent height is 5′ 7″ .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5′ 7″ |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Susie Dent's Husband?
Her husband is Paul Atkins (separated since 2021)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Paul Atkins (separated since 2021) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 daughters |
Susie Dent Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Susie Dent worth at the age of 59 years old? Susie Dent’s income source is mostly from being a successful television presenter. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Susie Dent's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
television presenter |
Susie Dent Social Network
Timeline
Dent's book about dialects, How to Talk Like a Local (ISBN 1905211791), was published in March 2010.
Dent was married to Paul Atkins, a teacher, and has two daughters.
Susie Dent (born 1964) is an English lexicographer, etymologist, and media personality.
She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 1992.
She also appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, a post-watershed comedy version of the show.
Dent was born in Woking, Surrey.
She was educated at the Marist Convent in Ascot, an independent Roman Catholic day school, with a term at Eton College to study for Oxbridge entrance exams.
She went on to Somerville College, Oxford for her BA in modern languages, then to Princeton University for her master's degree in German.
Upon graduation she spent a year in New York teaching German, until her visa expired and she returned to the UK.
Dent began working on Countdown in 1992 at the insistence of her boss Simon at Oxford University Press (OUP).
She had recently switched roles to work on compiling English dictionaries, having previously worked on bilingual dictionaries.
At first she declined the Countdown offer but her boss explained that her appearance on the show formed part of her OUP employment contract and she agreed to take the role.
Dent is well known as the resident lexicographer and adjudicator for the letters rounds on Channel 4's longest-running game show Countdown.
On each episode, she also provides a brief commentary on the origin of a particular word or phrase.
Dent is the longest-serving member of the show's current on-screen team, first appearing in 1992; she has made more than 5,000 appearances.
Dent also works on the spin-off show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
Dent appeared as herself in an episode of the BBC sitcom Not Going Out.
Dent presented Channel 4 web series Susie Dent's Guide to Swearing, which explored the etymology and history of select English swear words.
She has also made an appearance on BBC entertainment show Would I Lie to You?.
From 2003 to 2007, Dent was the author of a series of yearly Language Reports for the Oxford University Press (OUP).
The first was simply titled The Language Report, and this was followed by Larpers and Shroomers (2004); Fanboys and Overdogs (2005); The Like, Language Report for Real (2006); and The Language Report: English on the Move 2000 – 2007 (2007).
In 2005, the same publisher issued Winning Words (ISBN 0199198748), and in 2009, ''What Made the Crocodile Cry?
101 questions about the English language'' (ISBN 0199574154).
The format of this publication was revised for 2008 as an A–Z collection of new and newly resurrected words.
It was published in October 2008 as Words of the Year (ISBN 9780199551996).
She has been honorary vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading since 2016, as well as an Honorary Fellow and vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Linguists since 2023.
In 2018, she also appeared on five episodes of the panel show House of Games.
In 2019, Dent launched the gold award podcast, Something Rhymes With Purple, co-hosted with her friend Gyles Brandreth and have followed up with their live theatre stage residencies using the same formula as their podcast.
In 2023, Dent embarked on a solo tour, The Secret Lives of Words.
