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comparative linguist

comparative linguist noun: linguist whose field is comparative linguistics.

Noun

comparative linguist (plural comparative linguists)

  1. linguist whose field is comparative linguistics.

Forms of comparative linguist

pluralcomparative linguists

Origin of comparative linguist

Back-formation from comparative linguistics.

Questions about comparative linguist

What does comparative linguist mean?
Comparative linguist means linguist whose field is comparative linguistics.
What part of speech is comparative linguist?
Comparative linguist is a noun.
What is the plural of comparative linguist?
The plural of comparative linguist is comparative linguists.

Words near comparative linguist in the dictionary

  1. comparative degree
  2. comparative degrees
  3. comparative ethics
  4. comparative illusion
  5. comparative illusions
  6. comparative linguist
  7. comparative linguistics
  8. comparative linguists
  9. comparative literature
  10. comparative literatures
  11. comparative method

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