linguist

Noun

Meaning

A master of the use of language; a talker.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

polyglot philologist linguistic scientist Master of Arts artist guide researcher interpreter exponent critic linguistic scholar compiler philosopher biographer
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Antonyms

amateur reader fool dummy dumb commoner
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Hypernyms

individual person scientist soul mortal somebody

Hyponyms

bilingual translator lexicographer grammarian lexicologist hebraist

Phrases with the word

sanskrit linguist armchair linguist

Examples

“Aboriginal linguist Eve Fesl described mainstream satellite television as a ‘cultural nerve gas’. Source: Internet

After his death from cancer in 1941 his manuscripts were curated by his linguist friends who also worked to spread the influence of Whorf's ideas on the relation between language, culture and cognition. Source: Internet

Alex Blake is a linguist expert/professor who gets along with everyone on the team and likes to keep her private life separate from work. Source: Internet

According to the linguist Mathias Kundert, one important factor was the different social prestige of Romansh. Source: Internet

A pro-Redskins website (now defunct) cited the work of linguist Ives Goddard, who studies Native American languages. Source: Internet

A Swedish-Sámi linguist, politician and professor of Sámi languages and culture at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

linguinilike linguipotence linguism linguister linguistic linguistic act