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phonetician

[ foh-ni-tish-uhn ]
/ ˌfoʊ nɪˈtɪʃ ən /
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noun

a specialist in phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics.
a dialectologist.

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Origin of phonetician

First recorded in 1840–50; phonetic + -ian

Words nearby phonetician

phonesthemic, phonet., phone tag, phonetic, phonetic alphabet, phonetician, phoneticize, phonetic law, phonetics, phonetist, Phonevision
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Words related to phonetician

linguist, wordsmith, philologist, phonologist, etymologist, lexicologist, polyglot, glossarist, definer, glossographer, glossologist, glottologist, philologer, philologian

Example sentences from the Web for phonetician

  • We are trained to imitate strange noises of all sorts, and the phonetician is ready to show us how to make them.

    The Principles of Language-Study|Harold E. Palmer

  • We owe a good deal to a phonetician called Cooper, whose Grammatica Anglicana was published in 1685.

    Why we should read|S. P. B. Mais

British Dictionary definitions for phonetician

phonetician
/ (ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃən) /

noun

a person skilled in phonetics or one who employs phonetics in his work
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