languist

Noun

linguist (plural linguists)

1. One who studies linguistics.

   Antonyms:

   nonlinguist

   1. (usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.
      • President Donald Trump has "turned words into weapons" -- and journalists are providing additional ammunition.
        That's according to Trump critic George Lakoff, a renowned linguist and professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley.2018 June 15, Julia Waldow, “George Lakoff says this is how Trump uses words to con the public”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2025
2. A person skilled in languages.
   • I found that he could write and read English, but could not speak it, being like myself a bad linguist; so we had to use French as a medium of communication.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 458

   Antonyms:

   nonlinguist

3. A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.

   Antonyms:

   nonlinguist