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[ ling-gwist ] / ˈlɪŋ gwɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR linguist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna specialist in linguistics. a person who is skilled in several languages; polyglot. Origin of linguist1580–90; <Latin lingu(a) tongue, speech + -ist Words nearby linguistLinguatula, linguatuliasis, linguiça, linguiform, linguine, linguist, linguistic, linguistical, linguistic analysis, linguistic area, linguistic atlas Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for linguistBut as linguist Mark Liberman notes at Language Log, the president used the word “I” exactly 10 times in that speech. Why the Right Thinks Obama’s a Narcissist—and Why They’re Wrong|John McWhorter|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST For example, the creator/writer of Alice in Arabia is Brooke Eikmeier, a former US Army linguist in Arabic. Hollywood’s Major Muslim Problem Doesn't End With 'Alice in Arabia'|Dean Obeidallah|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg gives the A-word the biography it so richly deserves. ‘Ascent of the A-Word:’ The Beauty of the Indispensable Vulgarity|Malcolm Jones|August 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST Hermione, on the other hand, was gifted as a linguist, loving languages and learning them easily. The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens
Mr. B. was a profound classic and linguist and member of several learned societies in England and abroad. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 323, July 19, 1828|Various As an antiquarian and linguist, he unites qualities precious for the due appreciation of Spain. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847|Various The vessel was commanded by Turnel, Argall's lieutenant, apparently an officer of merit, a scholar and linguist. Pioneers Of France In The New World|Francis Parkman, Jr. But he did notice the extreme improbability of an Englishman being a linguist.
British Dictionary definitions for linguist
nouna person who has the capacity to learn and speak foreign languages a person who studies linguistics Western African and esp Ghanaian the spokesman for a chief Word Origin for linguistC16: from Latin lingua tongue Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to linguistinterpreter, lexicographer, grammarian, polyglot, philologist, glottologist, linguistician |