phonetician

[ foh-ni-tish-uhn ]

noun

1. a specialist in phonetics phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics. phonetics.
2. a dialectologist.

phonetician

/ ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. a person skilled in phonetics or one who employs phonetics in his work

Word History and Origins

Origin of phonetician¹

First recorded in 1840–50; phonetic + -ian

Related Words

• linguist
• wordsmith