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sociolinguist

sociolinguist noun: a person who studies sociolinguistics.

Noun

sociolinguist (plural sociolinguists)

  1. A person who studies sociolinguistics.

Forms of sociolinguist

pluralsociolinguists

Origin of sociolinguist

Back-formation from sociolinguistics.

Questions about sociolinguist

What does sociolinguist mean?
Sociolinguist means a person who studies sociolinguistics.
What part of speech is sociolinguist?
Sociolinguist is a noun.
What is the plural of sociolinguist?
The plural of sociolinguist is sociolinguists.

Words near sociolinguist in the dictionary

  1. sociolectically
  2. sociolects
  3. sociolegal
  4. sociolegally
  5. socioling
  6. sociolinguist
  7. sociolinguistic
  8. sociolinguistic variable
  9. sociolinguistic variables
  10. sociolinguistically
  11. sociolinguistics

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