noun#6,549 by frequency
linguist
/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
A person skilled in languages; One who studies linguistics; A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces
- plural
- linguists
Meanings
- 1
A person skilled in languages
Are you a linguist or a historian?
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
Generally speaking, women are better linguists than men.
Tatoeba · LimeGreenTeknii · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
One who studies linguistics
- 3
A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces
- 4
One who studies linguistics.; One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic sciencerare