linguist

noun
/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/

One who studies linguistics.

Other meanings

One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.
A person skilled in languages.

Related words

bilinguist
trilinguist
cunning linguist
co-linguist
comparative linguist
missionary linguist
missionary-linguist
linguistic
linguistics
multilinguist
anthropolinguist
colinguist

Example sentences

“Keep in mind that I am not a linguist.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “linguist” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.