Chomsky

American

[chom-skee] / ˈtʃɒm ski /

noun

(Avram) Noam born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.

Chomsky British

/ ˈtʃɒmskɪ /

noun

( Avram ) Noam (ˈnəʊəm). born 1928, US linguist and political critic. His theory of language structure, transformational generative grammar, superseded the behaviourist view of Leonard Bloomfield

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Chomskyan noun

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Chomsky, now 97, was hardly the only famous associate who was privately consoling Epstein or giving him advice to rehabilitate his public image.

From The Wall Street Journal

The appearance of Chomsky's name in the files does not imply wrongdoing.

From BBC

Epstein also reportedly used his money skills to help famed linguist Noam Chomsky, with whom he exchanged several messages over the years and invited to stay at his homes.

From BBC

The BBC has contacted a representative of Mr Chomsky for comment.

From BBC

Like many college kids, Allaire became interested in the work of Noam Chomsky, an American scholar known for his work in linguistics, political activism and social criticism.

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