linguist — a person who studies or is an expert in linguistics
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who studies or is an expert in linguistics
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
Example Sentences
- The linguist was so good at accents that he could order pizza in 12 different dialects.
- Every linguist dreams of discovering a new language hidden in some remote village.
- The confused linguist accidentally proposed marriage in three different languages at the same time.
linguist
NOUN[/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/]
a person who studies or is an expert in linguistics
💡 Concept
a person who studies or is an expert in linguistics
🎵 Rhyme
The linguist works to distinguish truth before flames extinguish wisdom!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
🌳Etymology
Rootlingu
Suffix--ist
🎵Rhyme
distinguishextinguish
distinguish
extinguish
🔗Collocations
professional linguist
computational linguist
applied linguist
linguist's research
work as a linguist
train linguists
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The linguist was so good at accents that he could order pizza in 12 different dialects.”
“Every linguist dreams of discovering a new language hidden in some remote village.”
😄 Fun example
“The confused linguist accidentally proposed marriage in three different languages at the same time.”
“Modern linguists use advanced technology to analyze speech patterns.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
philologistlanguage expertpolyglotlanguage scholar
Antonyms
monolingual
Related
linguisticsphoneticsgrammarsyntaxsemanticstranslatorinterpreter
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