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linguist Definition


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linguist
noun
    1. Someone who has an excellent knowledge of languages.
    2. Someone who studies linguistics, especially professionally.
      Thesaurus: philologist, grammarian, etymologist, lexicologist, verbalist, vocabularian, structuralist.
    (W Afr)
    3. Someone who acts as an intermediary between the chief or priest of a tribe and the people.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin lingua tongue or language.



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