Susie Dent

Susie Dent: Biography in Details

Who is Susie Dent?

Susie Dent is a popular English etymologist and lexicographer. Susie Dent is popular for appearing in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Dictionary Corner on the Channel 4 game show Countdown.

Dent launched the podcast Something Rhymes With Purple, co-hosted with Gyles Brandreth in 2019.

Susie Dent- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

The popular etymologist was born in Woking, Surrey, England on 19 November 1964. She belongs of British nationality and holds English ancestry.

The details of her father, mother, and childhood including their occupation have been currently unavailable. This is because she has not revealed any information to the media as she is secretive in nature.

In which school did Susie Dent attend?

In discussing her educational background, she joined Marist Convent, an independent Roman Catholic day school located in Ascot.

Further, Susie Dent attended Somerville College, Oxford, and graduated from there with a degree of B.An in modern language.

Besides, Susie Dent joined and finished her master’s degree at Princeton University located in Germany.

Susie Dent- Career, Profession

The Oxford University Press

In talking about her career, she previously served for a German publisher and also in the USA as a language teacher after leaving the University. She also worked for the Oxford University Press until around 2000.

She then became one of the longest-serving members of the show’s current team. Another, she first initiated the show in the year 1992 and has made over 2500 appearances over time.

However, Alison Heard replaced her as a lexicographer when she took maternity leave in the year 2007 to 2008 over the winter. Other, she also has served on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, a spin-off show.

In addition, she worked for the Oxford University Press (OUP) as the author of a series of annual Language Reports from the year 2003 to 2007.

Other Works

Furthermore, she has worked in Fanboys and Overdogs in the year 2005, the Larpers and Shroomers in the year 2004, The Like and The Language Report: English on the Move 2000-2007 in the year 2007, and Language Reports for Real in the year 2006.

Book

Additionally, Susie Dent published the book about dialects entitled How to Talk Like a Local in the year 2010 March.

Also, Susie Dent has confirmed another of her book is coming out.

House of Games, Something Rhymes With Purple

Susie Dent has also made an appearance on the BBC entertainment show Would I Lie to You?.

 In 2018, Susie Dent also appeared on 5 episodes of House of Games which is a panel show hosted by Richard Osman.

In 2019, she launched the podcast Something Rhymes With Purple which she co-hosted with Gyles Brandreth.

Is Susie Dent involved in any rumors and controversies?

Susie Dent knows in maintaining her professional and personal life so properly. And she has been keeping most of her details far from the media.

Thus, there are no such records regarding her controversy and rumors at the current time.

Susie Dent: Salary, Net Worth

In discussing her salary and earnings, she earns about $440,000 from her career while she has an estimated net worth of $7 million as of 2022.

Susie Dent- Height, Weight

Susie Dent has an average body built with a height of 5 feet 7 inches and has 60 kg body mass.

She possesses an attractive face with blonde hair color and blue eyes. Her body stat is 33-25-35 inches.

Social Media

Susie Dent is active on Instagram with more than 835K followers while on Twitter she has around 388K followers. But she is not active on Facebook.

Facts/Trivia

• She is 57 years old as of 2022.
• Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
• She made a Twitter account in Nov 2014.
• Her full name is Susan Francesca Dent.

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FAQs

Are Suzie and Grace Dent related?

• They are not related to each other.

How many languages does Susie Dent speak?

• She can speak German, English, and French.

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