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linguist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English linguist Borrowed from Latin lingua (“language”) + -ist.

Meanings

One who studies linguistics.
(usually) One who studies linguistics. ▸ One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.
- President Donald Trump has "turned words into weapons" -- and journalists are providing additional ammunition. That's according to Trump critic George Lakoff, a renowned linguist and professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley. 2018 June 15, Julia Waldow, “George Lakoff says this is how Trump uses words to con the public”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2025:
- The internet serves as an accelerant to fanilects. Because song lyrics are readily available online, they have a characteristic linguists call "persistence," meaning anyone can refer to them and reuse them. 2023 February 3, Pia Ceres, “Quoting Taylor Swift Lyrics Is an Actual Linguistic Thing”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 May 2023:
A person skilled in languages.
- The words of these songs were either without meaning, or derived from an idiom with which Watt, a very fair linguist, had no acquaintance. 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
- I found that he could write and read English, but could not speak it, being like myself a bad linguist; so we had to use French as a medium of communication. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 458:
A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
linguists	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (183)

az dilşünas (one who studies linguistics) · sh jezikoslóvac (one who studies linguistics) · ar لُغَوِيّ (one who studies linguistics) · gv glareydagh (one who studies linguistics) · ru лингви́стка (a person skilled in languages) · ro poliglot (a person skilled in languages) · fi kielimies (a person skilled in languages) · ceb magdidila (one who studies linguistics) · fa-ira زَبانشِناس (one who studies linguistics) · ko 언어학자 (one who studies linguistics) · ky лингвист (one who studies linguistics) · nb språkvitenskapsmann (one who studies linguistics) · ru полигло́т (a person skilled in languages) · sh jezikòslōvka (one who studies linguistics) · ja 言語学者 (one who studies linguistics) · hu nyelvtudós (one who studies linguistics) · pt tradutor (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · de Sprachforscherin (one who studies linguistics) · be моваве́д (one who studies linguistics) · uz tilchi (one who studies linguistics) · fi lingvisti (one who studies linguistics) · gd teangaiche (one who studies linguistics) · ar عَالِم لُغَوِيّ (one who studies linguistics) · udm кылчи (one who studies linguistics) · cmn 語言學家 /语言学家 (one who studies linguistics) · af taalkundige (one who studies linguistics) · uz lingvist (one who studies linguistics) · nb lingvist (one who studies linguistics) · be мовазна́вец (one who studies linguistics) · bg езикове́д (one who studies linguistics) · bg лингви́стка (one who studies linguistics) · pl lingwista (one who studies linguistics) · sh lìngvist (one who studies linguistics) · pl językoznawca (one who studies linguistics) · pt linguista (one who studies linguistics) · tg лингвист (one who studies linguistics) · sq gjuhëtar (one who studies linguistics) · ru лингви́стка (one who studies linguistics) · da lingvist (one who studies linguistics) · da sprogforsker (one who studies linguistics) · hu tolmács (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · sk jazykovedec (one who studies linguistics) · sv språkvetare (one who studies linguistics) · oc lingüista (one who studies linguistics) · is málvísindamaður (one who studies linguistics) · gv çhengeyder (one who studies linguistics) · gd cànanaiche (one who studies linguistics) · ru языкове́д (one who studies linguistics) · ro interpret (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · de Sprachwissenschaftler (one who studies linguistics) · lt lingvistas (one who studies linguistics) · mk лингви́ст (one who studies linguistics) · hy լեզվաբան (one who studies linguistics) · eo lingvisto (one who studies linguistics) · mn хэл шинжлэгч (one who studies linguistics) · af linguis (one who studies linguistics) · fi tulkki (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · uk лінгві́стка (one who studies linguistics) · ca lingüista (one who studies linguistics) · fi kielentutkija (one who studies linguistics) · sk lingvista (one who studies linguistics) · ia linguista (one who studies linguistics) · eu hizkuntzalari (one who studies linguistics) · ur زُبان دان (one who studies linguistics) · cs lingvistka (one who studies linguistics) · tr dilbilimci (one who studies linguistics) · mr दुभाषी (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · cs lingvista (one who studies linguistics) · kk тіл маманы (one who studies linguistics) · es lingüista (one who studies linguistics) · ro lingvist (one who studies linguistics) · mk лингви́стка (one who studies linguistics) · cs jazykovědkyně (one who studies linguistics) · pl poliglotka (a person skilled in languages) · sk jazykovedkyňa (one who studies linguistics) · it linguista (one who studies linguistics) · th นักภาษาศาสตร์ (one who studies linguistics) · cs jazykovědec (one who studies linguistics) · da sprogvidenskabsmand (one who studies linguistics) · lt kalbotyrininkas (one who studies linguistics) · az linqvist (one who studies linguistics) · el γλωσσολόγος (one who studies linguistics) · vo pükavans (one who studies linguistics) · nn språkforskar (one who studies linguistics) · ug تىلشۇناس (one who studies linguistics) · yi שפּראַכקענער (one who studies linguistics) · af taalwetenskaplike (one who studies linguistics) · pl lingwistka (one who studies linguistics) · ce меттанийн ӏилманча (one who studies linguistics) · ru лингви́ст (a person skilled in languages) · tt лингвист (one who studies linguistics) · be лінгві́ст (one who studies linguistics) · nn språkvetar (one who studies linguistics) · kl oqaasilerisoq (one who studies linguistics) · de Linguist (one who studies linguistics) · ar لِسَانِيّ (one who studies linguistics) · ja 翻訳者 (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · he בַּלְשָׁן (one who studies linguistics) · gd teangair (one who studies linguistics) · nn språkvitar (one who studies linguistics) · bo སྐད་རིགས་མཁས་པ (one who studies linguistics) · pt intérprete (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · kk лингвист (one who studies linguistics) · uz tilshunos (one who studies linguistics) · lv valodnieks (one who studies linguistics) · lo ນາຍພາສາ (one who studies linguistics) · bg лингви́ст (a person skilled in languages) · ast llingüista (one who studies linguistics) · de Linguistin (one who studies linguistics) · tl dalubwika (one who studies linguistics) · tg забоншинос (one who studies linguistics) · gd cainntear (one who studies linguistics) · sl jezikoslovka (one who studies linguistics) · fr linguiste (one who studies linguistics) · mk јазичарка (one who studies linguistics) · gl tradutor (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · mr भाषातज्ज्ञ (one who studies linguistics) · ja 通訳 (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · az dilçi (one who studies linguistics) · tt телче (one who studies linguistics) · nl taalkundige (one who studies linguistics) · vo pükavan (one who studies linguistics) · nb språkviter (one who studies linguistics) · nl linguïst (one who studies linguistics) · vi nhà ngôn ngữ học (one who studies linguistics) · tr lengüist (one who studies linguistics) · tt тел белгече (one who studies linguistics) · fi lingvistikko (one who studies linguistics) · fi kielitieteilijä (one who studies linguistics) · alt лингвист (one who studies linguistics) · hu idegen nyelveket beszélő ember (jól) (a person skilled in languages) · pl poliglota (a person skilled in languages) · fo málfrøðingur (one who studies linguistics) · mk јазичар (one who studies linguistics) · hu idegen nyelveken tudó ember (jól) (a person skilled in languages) · sk lingvistka (one who studies linguistics) · ga teangeolaí (one who studies linguistics) · de Sprachwissenschafter (one who studies linguistics) · udm кылтодосчи (one who studies linguistics) · yi שפּראַכפֿאָרשער (one who studies linguistics) · sh lingvìstica (one who studies linguistics) · uk мовозна́вець (one who studies linguistics) · ro translator (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · hi भाषाविद (one who studies linguistics) · gl lingüista (one who studies linguistics) · pl językoznawczyni (one who studies linguistics) · hu fordító (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · cy ieithydd (one who studies linguistics) · hu nyelvész (one who studies linguistics) · be лінгві́стка (one who studies linguistics) · bg лингви́ст (one who studies linguistics) · sl jezikoslovec (one who studies linguistics) · fi kieliniekka (a person skilled in languages) · ro lingvistă (one who studies linguistics) · ru лингви́ст (one who studies linguistics) · km ភាសាវិទូ (one who studies linguistics) · ka ლინგვისტი (one who studies linguistics) · sv lingvist (one who studies linguistics) · yi לינגוויסט (one who studies linguistics) · lt kalbininkas (one who studies linguistics) · ur زَبان دان (one who studies linguistics) · pl lingwista (a person skilled in languages) · lv lingvists (one who studies linguistics) · pl lingwistka (a person skilled in languages) · pt linguista (a person skilled in languages) · mr भाषांतरकार (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · uk лінгві́ст (one who studies linguistics) · nrf lîndgiste (one who studies linguistics) · lo ນັກພາສາສາດ (one who studies linguistics) · udm лингвист (one who studies linguistics) · de Sprachwissenschaftlerin (one who studies linguistics) · sw mwanaisimu (one who studies linguistics) · de Sprachwissenschafterin (one who studies linguistics) · ceb magdidila (a person skilled in languages) · ka ენათმეცნიერი (one who studies linguistics) · nn språkvitskapsmann (one who studies linguistics) · nb språkforsker (one who studies linguistics) · ja 翻訳家 (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) · de Sprachforscher (one who studies linguistics) · sq gjuhëtare (one who studies linguistics) · sv språkforskare (one who studies linguistics) · nn lingvist (one who studies linguistics) · cmn 語言學者 /语言学者 (one who studies linguistics)

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