linguist
Americannoun
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a person who has the capacity to learn and speak foreign languages
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a person who studies linguistics
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the spokesman for a chief
Etymology
Origin of linguist
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin lingu(a) “tongue, speech” + -ist
Example Sentences
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The show has not officially aired in Japan and South Korea, but dedicated linguists have translated star duo Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie's countless interviews into Korean.
From BBC
I see one man, a respected linguist, throw his mug in the lake from sheer frustration.
From Literature
A gifted linguist, she soon mastered Mayan dialects.
From Los Angeles Times
He was a magician, a linguist who reinvented and built his own emotional vernacular.
From Los Angeles Times
At first, I was sad to see that the linguist team at the Oxford English Dictionary had picked “rage bait” as the Word of the Year.
From Salon
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