Meaning of Linguist | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who studies linguistics.
2. One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.
   usually
3. A person skilled in languages.
4. A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.

Equivalents

Examples

“President Donald Trump has "turned words into weapons" -- and journalists are providing additional ammunition. That's according to Trump critic George Lakoff, a renowned linguist and professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley.”

“The internet serves as an accelerant to fanilects. Because song lyrics are readily available online, they have a characteristic linguists call "persistence," meaning anyone can refer to them and reuse them.”

“The words of these songs were either without meaning, or derived from an idiom with which Watt, a very fair linguist, had no acquaintance.”

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