linguist

Meanings

Plural: linguists

Noun

a specialist in linguistics
a person who speaks more than one language
One who studies linguistics.
One who studies linguistics.
One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.
A person skilled in languages.
A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin lingua
English -ist
English linguist
Borrowed from Latin lingua (“language”) + -ist.

Synonyms

linguist, linguistic scientist, polyglot

Antonyms

nonlinguist

Scrabble Score: 9

linguist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
linguist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
linguist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

linguist is a valid Words With Friends word