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pidginist

pidginist noun: a linguist who specializes in studying pidgins.

Noun

pidginist (plural pidginists)

  1. A linguist who specializes in studying pidgins.

Forms of pidginist

pluralpidginists

Origin of pidginist

From pidgin + -ist.

Questions about pidginist

What does pidginist mean?
Pidginist means a linguist who specializes in studying pidgins.
What part of speech is pidginist?
Pidginist is a noun.
What is the plural of pidginist?
The plural of pidginist is pidginists.

Words near pidginist in the dictionary

  1. pidginisations
  2. pidginise
  3. pidginised
  4. pidginises
  5. pidginising
  6. pidginist
  7. pidginists
  8. pidginization
  9. pidginizations
  10. pidginize
  11. pidginized

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