linguist
noun
lin·guist
ˈliŋ-gwist 
1
: a person accomplished in languages
especially
: one who speaks several languages
2
: a person who specializes in linguistics
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Both Jacobin and The New Statesman originally published obituaries for the linguist but later removed them and issued corrections.
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Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Adam Aleksic is a Gen Z linguist and content creator posting educational videos under the username @etymologynerd.
—Adam Aleksic, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
On board the plane were 12 paratroopers with the 11th Airborne Division, five soldiers in a Counter-intelligence Detachment assigned to the paratroopers, 10 Japanese American linguists in the Military Intelligence Service and four crew members.
—CBS News, 11 May 2024
Enlarge Tommy Gilligan/USMA PAO/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 University of Rochester linguist Andrew Bray started out studying the evolution of the trademark sports jargon used in hockey for his master's thesis.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 May 2024
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Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Adam Aleksic is a Gen Z linguist and content creator posting educational videos under the username @etymologynerd.
—Adam Aleksic, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
On board the plane were 12 paratroopers with the 11th Airborne Division, five soldiers in a Counter-intelligence Detachment assigned to the paratroopers, 10 Japanese American linguists in the Military Intelligence Service and four crew members.
—CBS News, 11 May 2024
Enlarge Tommy Gilligan/USMA PAO/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 University of Rochester linguist Andrew Bray started out studying the evolution of the trademark sports jargon used in hockey for his master's thesis.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 May 2024
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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linguist. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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linguist
noun
lin·guist
ˈliŋ-gwəst
1
: a person skilled in languages
2
: a person who specializes in linguistics
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