LINGUIST


Meaning of LINGUIST in English

/ling"gwist/ , n.

1. a specialist in linguistics.

2. a person who is skilled in several languages; polyglot.

[ 1580-90; lingu ( a ) tongue, speech + -IST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .