linguist
nounHow many syllables in linguist?
There are 2 syllables in the word linguist.How to pronounce linguist:
Definition of linguist:
- linguist (noun):
- a specialist in linguistics.
- one who speaks several languages
- a person accomplished in languages
Synonyms for linguist:
autobiographer
computational linguist
cowriter
essayist
fabulist
fictioneer
fictionist
ghostwriter
grammarian
hebraist
lexicographer
lexicologist
linguistic scientist
memoirist
memorialist
novelist
pamphleteer
phonetician
phonologist
polyglot
psycholinguist
romancer
satirist
scientist
scribbler
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- lingual
- linen
- linear
- linea
- lindsey
- lincoln
- lina
- limping
- limo
- limbate
- lilo
- lightning
- lightbulb
- liger
- lifter
- lifer
- lifeless
- libra
- liane
- levied
- levered
- levels
- leveled
- lessend
- leprous
- lentils
- lenses
- lengthways
- lender
- lemoine
- lemming
- leibniz
- leglet
- leeway
- ledges
- lectern
- lecter
- lechers
- leblanc
- leary
- leakage
- layout
- lawrence
- laverne
- lauryn
- laurence
- laureen
- lattice
- latrine
- lato
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