linguist

[ ling-gwist ]
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noun
  1. a specialist in linguistics.

  2. a person who is skilled in several languages; polyglot.

Origin of linguist

1
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin lingu(a) “tongue, speech” + -ist

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British Dictionary definitions for linguist

linguist

/ (ˈlɪŋɡwɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who has the capacity to learn and speak foreign languages

  2. a person who studies linguistics

  1. Western African and esp Ghanaian the spokesman for a chief

Origin of linguist

1
C16: from Latin lingua tongue

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