linguistician

[ ling-gwi-stish-uhn ]

noun

1. linguist ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of linguistician¹

First recorded in 1890–95; linguistic + -ian

Example Sentences

According to a linguistician commissioned by a Belgian judge to examine the original recording of Ça Plane Pour Moi and compare it with a version released in 2006 by Bertrand's former producer, the singer of the 1977 track spoke with a distinctive twang that would not have come naturally to the Brussels-born front-man.

From The Guardian