Meanings
nounethnolinguist (plural ethnolinguists)
plural ethnolinguists
- A scholar of ethnolinguistics; a linguistic anthropologist who studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
Origin
Back-formation from ethnolinguistics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French ethnolinguiste
- ethnolinguistescholar of ethnolinguistics
Greek εθνογλωσσολόγος
- εθνογλωσσολόγος (ethnoglossológos)scholar of ethnolinguistics
Romanian etnolingvist
- etnolingvistscholar of ethnolinguistics
Cite this entry
APA
ethnolinguist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnolinguist
MLA
“ethnolinguist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnolinguist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnolinguist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnolinguist.
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