linguist
/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/
noun
- A person who studies language scientifically, including its structure, history, and use.
- Our guest speaker is a well-known linguist who studies endangered languages.
- As a linguist, she specializes in the languages of Southeast Asia.
- The linguist published a paper on how children learn grammar.
- A person who speaks several languages fluently.
- He became a linguist after living in different countries for many years.
- The tour guide was a talented linguist who could switch between five languages easily.
- My aunt is a true linguist; she speaks French, Spanish, and Mandarin.
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