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

Example Sentences

Indeed, an experienced phonetician should have no difficulty in inventing sounds that are unknown to objective investigation.

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This is unlikely on the part of a determined phonetician like Orm, who would naturally be impatient of traditional spellings.

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We are trained to imitate strange noises of all sorts, and the phonetician is ready to show us how to make them.

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We owe a good deal to a phonetician called Cooper, whose Grammatica Anglicana was published in 1685.

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Related Words

• linguist
• wordsmith