Chomsky

American

[chom-skee] / ˈtʃɒm ski /

noun

(Avram) Noam born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.

Chomsky British

/ ˈtʃɒmskɪ /

noun

( Avram ) Noam (ˈnəʊəm). born 1928, US linguist and political critic. His theory of language structure, transformational generative grammar, superseded the behaviourist view of Leonard Bloomfield

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Other Word Forms

Chomskyan noun

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When asked about his relationship with Epstein, Chomsky told The Wall Street Journal, “First response is that it is none of your business. Or anyone’s. Second is that I knew him and we met occasionally.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Chomsky didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on the latest emails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Correspondence between Epstein and Chomsky also featured in previous document releases.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The latest document drop includes more correspondence between the famed linguist Noam Chomsky, 96, and Epstein.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Scythe Goddard decided it was a day for samurai swords, although Chomsky refused to part with his flamethrower.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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