See Also: linguist(dictionary)
neo-linguist(dictionary)
linguist(dictionary)

linguist (iou)



linguist noun. L16.
[from Latin LINGUA + -IST.]
A person skilled in foreign languages. Freq. with specifying word. L16.
P. Grosskurth Abraham,..well known as a gifted linguist. R. Deacon Blackwell was..a linguist with a command of twenty languages.
A person who speaks freely and eloquently; a skilful speaker. L16-L17.
Anthony Wood Richard Martin..was a plausible Linguist, and eminent for Speeches spoken in Parliaments.
An expert in or student of language or linguistics. E17.
mathematical linguist: see MATHEMATICAL adjective. STRUCTURAL linguist.
D. Hartley A Light in which Grammarians and Linguists alone consider Words. N. Chomsky A linguist studying English might propose several possible rules of question-formation.
= INTERPRETER 2. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
P. Thomas This Evening came..a Chinese Interpreter or Linguist.