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linguista 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/

Korean meaning: 언어학자

Korean pronunciation: **링**귀스트

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

linguist concept
💡 Concept

a person who studies or is an expert in linguistics

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The linguist works to distinguish truth before flames extinguish wisdom!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/

🌳Etymology

Rootlingu
Suffix--ist

Origin

라틴어 'lingua(혀, 언어)'에서 유래되었습니다. 고대에는 혀가 말을 하는 기관이므로 언어 자체를 의미하게 되었고, 여기에 '~하는 사람'을 뜻하는 접미사 '-ist'가 붙어 '언어를 연구하는 사람'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

distinguishextinguish
distinguish
extinguish

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📝Examples

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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.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

philologistlanguage expertpolyglotlanguage scholar

Antonyms

monolingual

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linguisticsphoneticsgrammarsyntaxsemanticstranslatorinterpreter