n. A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A master of the use of language; a talker.
n. A person skilled in languages.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A person skilled in the use of languages; one who can speak several languages.
n. A student of language; a philologist.
n. A master of language or talk; a ready converser or talker.
n. An interpreter.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. a person who speaks more than one language
n. a specialist in linguistics
Word Usage
"And although the linguist is sure she can rise to the task, she isn't at all certain she won't swoon under his frankly sensuous gaze before her job is done."