linguist
One who studies linguisticsOne who studies linguistics.
» Tom is a linguist.
Tom ist Sprachwissenschaftler. — Luiaard
Tom ist Linguist. — Luiaard
Том — лингвист. — odexed
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4 sensesOne who studies linguistics.
Sprachwissenschaftler, Sprachwissenschaftlerin, Sprachwissenschafter
лингви́стlingvíst, лингви́сткаlingvístka, языкове́дjazykovéd
мовозна́вецьmovoznávecʹ, лінгві́стlinhvíst, лінгві́сткаlinhvístka
a specialist in linguistics
One who studies linguistics.
(usually)One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.
A person skilled in languages.
полигло́тpoliglót, лингви́стlingvíst, лингви́сткаlingvístka
A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.
Examples
54 sentencesTom is a linguist.
ruТом — лингвист. — odexed
deTom ist Sprachwissenschaftler. — Luiaard
Although Tom is a linguist, he does not speak any foreign language.
Хоча Том лінгвіст, він не знає іноземних мов. — oromashka
deObgleich Tom ein Sprachwissenschaftler ist, spricht er keine Fremdsprachen. — maaster
Chomsky is a structural linguist.
Чомскі — структуральний лінгвіст. — deniko
ruХомский - структурный лингвист. — Balamax
Tom is a famous linguist.
Том — знаменитий лінгвіст. — deniko
ruТом — знаменитый лингвист. — Wezel
I want to be a linguist.
ruЯ хочу быть лингвистом. — odexed
Translations
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Forms
plural: linguistsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a person who speaks more than one language:polyglot
- a specialist in linguistics:linguistic scientist
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
33 related wordsSee also
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