linguist

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Learn the meaning of linguist with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

linguist

(noun)

Meaning

a person who knows many languages

Example

"The linguist could speak five different languages."

Synonyms

polyglot

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin lingua, meaning language or tongue.
Related word forms
  • adjective: linguistic