Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A person who speaks several languages fluently.
- n. A specialist in linguistics.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A person skilled in the use of languages; one who can speak several languages.
- n. A student of language; a philologist.
- n. A master of language or talk; a ready converser or talker.
- n. An interpreter.
Wiktionary
- n. One who studies linguistics.
- n. A person skilled in languages.
- n. A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A master of the use of language; a talker.
- n. A person skilled in languages.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person who speaks more than one language
- n. a specialist in linguistics
Etymologies
- Latin lingua, language; see dn̥ghū- in Indo-European roots + -ist.
Examples
“And although the linguist is sure she can rise to the task, she isn't at all certain she won't swoon under his frankly sensuous gaze before her job is done.”
“A linguist is taken to a secret US military base, and quite astounded by what he hears.”
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“Though his academic specialty as a linguist is creole languages, McWhorter came to national prominence for his conservative critique of black culture and his argument that black Americans actively promote a culture of underachievement.”
“After lying low for a while America's premier linguist is back.”
“The cool thing about being a linguist is that people ask you usage questions, and no matter what your response, they unquestioningly believe you.”
“A linguist from the University of Pittsburgh has published a scholarly paper deconstructing and deciphering the word “dude,” contending it is much more than a catchall for lazy, inarticulate surfers, skaters, slackers and teenagers.”
“Synopsis: A linguist is hired to interpret the language of aliens who orbit the Earth and make contact through an artifact.”
“I bored my friends by forcing them to watch the tape — but I could tell that I had not bored George Lakoff, a linguist from the University of California at Berkeley, who has written often of the importance of metaphor and emotional message in political communications.”
“For instance: "If Chomsky’s failing as a linguist is that he would rather be a philosopher, his failing as a philosopher is that he is merely a linguist.”
“Here Professor Chao’s influence as a linguist is crystal clear; the author (s) write … the Chinese term, ch’ao, with its aspiration, low-rising tone and all, cannot be accurately translated into English.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘linguist’.
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lingui-, linguo
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linguopalatal, bilingual, multilingual, linguistics, linguist
pterodactyl "Tree?" Sally said. "I fell out of a tree today. On a linguist."
-- Connie Willis, "Blued Moon" May 21, 2008