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языкове́д — meaning in English

yazykoved

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English meaning

  • linguist noun A scholar who studies the structure and history of language.
  • philologist noun A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

Senses

языкове́д is used for these senses in English:

  • linguist (usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.
  • philologist A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

linguist — full definition

  1. noun A scholar who studies the structure and history of language.
  2. noun Someone who speaks several languages well.

philologist — full definition

  1. noun A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.
  2. noun A person devoted to general learning and literature.
  3. noun A person devoted to classical scholarship.

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