/ Dictionary / Index L linguist: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: lin•guist Pronunciation: (ling'gwist), [key] — n. a specialist in linguistics. a person who is skilled in several languages; polyglot. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: linguist (Thesaurus) linguine linguistic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language