languagists

Noun

languagist (plural languagists)

1. A linguist; one who is proficient in languages.
   • "Oh dear, dear!" said Miss Crocky, admiringly, " he is such a languagist ; isn't he, Miss Norah? I tell him he's thrown away here. His place is at courts, I'm sure."1871, Victoria Rybot, Half a dozen daughters, page 124
2. One who discriminates on the basis of language use.
   • They can do with these all that the languagists claim to do, and more — save English for our children for, by the way they teach English the lifeblood has escaped, only the skeleton remains.1966, The Literary Criterion - Volume 7, Issue 3, page 76