What does linguist mean?
Definitions for linguist
ˈlɪŋ gwɪstlin·guist
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word linguist.
Princeton's WordNet
linguist, linguistic scientistnoun
a specialist in linguistics
linguist, polyglotnoun
a person who speaks more than one language
Wiktionary
linguistnoun
One who studies linguistics.
linguistnoun
A person skilled in languages.
linguistnoun
A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.
Etymology: From lingua + -ist.
Webster Dictionary
Linguistnoun
a master of the use of language; a talker
Linguistnoun
a person skilled in languages
Etymology: [L. lingua tongue, speech, language: cf. F. linguiste.]
Editors Contribution
linguist
A person with the intuitive, accurate and specific ability, experience, knowledge, skills, education, expertise in linguistics.
Linguistics is an amazing subject we can feel really passionate about.
Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of linguist in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of linguist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of linguist in a Sentence
These expressions remind me of what [ linguist George ] Lakoff refers to as the' Strict Father' model of government, in which the nation is a family and the president is seen as the parent, conservatives, Lakoff argues, adopt a' strict father' view of the nation-as-family, in which the president-parent is the authoritarian and disciplinarian, but also the protector of the family.
My father encouraged me and my other brother to reach out to the coalition forces, specifically the Americans in our province, and extend … help to them in terms of becoming a linguist.
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- taalkundige, taalwetenskaplike, linguisAfrikaans
- لغوي, عالم لغويArabic
- lingüistaCatalan, Valencian
- меттанийн IлманчаChechen
- lingvista, jazykovědecCzech
- ieithyddWelsh
- lingvistDanish
- Linguist, Sprachwissenschaftlerin, Linguistin, SprachwissenschaftlerGerman
- γλωσσολόγοςGreek
- lingvistoEsperanto
- lingüistaSpanish
- زبانشناسPersian
- kielimies, lingvistikko, kielitieteilijä, kieliniekkaFinnish
- málfrøðingurFaroese
- linguisteFrench
- teangeolaíIrish
- cànanaiche, cainntear, teangaiche, teangairScottish Gaelic
- lingüistaGalician
- glareydagh, çhengeyderManx
- בלשןHebrew
- nyelvészHungarian
- լեզվաբանArmenian
- linguistaInterlingua
- málvísindamaðurIcelandic
- linguistaItalian
- 言語学者Japanese
- ლინგვისტიGeorgian
- oqaasilerisoqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- kalbininkas, lingvistas, kalbotyrininkasLithuanian
- lingvists, valodnieksLatvian
- taalkundige, linguïstDutch
- językoznawcaPolish
- intérprete, linguista, tradutorPortuguese
- языковед, лингвистRussian
- lingvìstica, lìngvist, jezikoslóvacSerbo-Croatian
- jazykovedecSlovak
- jezikoslovecSlovene
- lingvistSwedish
- dilbilimciTurkish
- телче, тел белгече, лингвистTatar
- לינגוויסטYiddish
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