linguist

noun

Definition of linguistnext
as in novelist

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Recent Examples of linguist The field shrank Monday when candidate Lindsey Church, a former Navy linguist who runs a nonprofit serving minority veterans, dropped out of the race and endorsed Macías. — Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026 New York Times columnist, best-selling author, linguist and Columbia University professor John McWhorter doesn't shy away from controversy and isn't afraid to offend people. — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 24 May 2026 With daily-speaker numbers declining census after census, linguist Conchúr Ó Giollagáin warned in 2015 that Irish as a living language — as opposed to a school subject, Duolingo hobby, or urban identity badge — could be gone in about 10 years. — Big Think, 4 May 2026 Babbel’s lessons are built by linguists, with a focus on real conversations, cultural context, and practical dialogue. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for linguist
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  1. novelist
  2. storyteller
  3. essayist
  4. fictionist
  5. fabulist
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  • True to form, the story is narrated by an unscrupulous wanna-be novelist named Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), a closet case lusting away for the new hunk at his cruel prep school.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Anna Juul is a screenwriter and novelist, satirist and board member with the Danish Mental Health Fund.
    — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of novelist
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  • Yet, storytellers have to protect the core of their characters.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • He is joined by James Workman, a storyteller, entrepreneur and author.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of storyteller
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  • Icelandic poet, novelist and essayist Andri Snær Magnason was tasked with commemorating Ok, his words etched into copper and fastened to rock uncovered by the glacier’s retreating ice.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • As the Antiguan-American novelist and essayist Jamaica Kincaid sharply observed in her books, the Afro-Caribbean experience is one of defeat, survival, and resistance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of essayist
Noun
  • As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of fictionist
Noun
  • His role model is, of course, the political disrupter and fabulist-in-chief currently occupying the White House.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • Odysseus is a warrior with wit and intellect, a con man and fabulist who constantly reinvents himself.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Definition of fabulist

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“Linguist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguist. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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