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Webster 1913 Edition
Linguist
Lin′guist
(lĭṉ′gwĭst)
, Noun.
[L.
lingua
tongue, speech, language: cf. F. linguiste
.] 1.
A master of the use of language; a talker.
[Obs.]
I’ll dispute with him;
He's a rare
He's a rare
linguist
. J. Webster.
2.
A person skilled in languages.
There too were Gibbon, the greatest historian, and Jones, the greatest
linguist
, of the age. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Linguist
LIN'GUIST
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Linguist
Linguist
German
Alternative forms
- Lingvist
Noun
Linguist m (genitive Linguisten, plural Linguisten, feminine Linguistin)
Declension
Declension of Linguist
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Linguist | die | Linguisten |
| genitive | eines | des | Linguisten | der | Linguisten |
| dative | einem | dem | Linguisten | den | Linguisten |
| accusative | einen | den | Linguisten | die | Linguisten |
Synonyms
linguist
linguist
English
Noun
linguist (plural linguists)
- One who studies linguistics.
- A person skilled in languages.
- A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
one who studies linguistics
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a person skilled in languages
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a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces
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