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linguist

lin·guist [ líng gwist ] (plural lin·guists)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. speaker of several languages: a speaker or adept learner of several languages

2. student of linguistics: an expert in or student of linguistics

[Late 16th century. < Latin lingua "tongue"]
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