Meanings
nounsociolinguist (plural sociolinguists)
plural sociolinguists
- A person who studies sociolinguistics.
Origin
Back-formation from sociolinguistics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sosiolinguis
- sosiolinguisperson that studies sociolinguistics
Finnish sosiolingvisti
- sosiolingvistiperson that studies sociolinguistics
Hungarian szociolingvista, társasnyelvész
- szociolingvistaperson that studies sociolinguistics
- társasnyelvészperson that studies sociolinguistics
Swedish sociolingvist
- sociolingvistperson that studies sociolinguistics
Cite this entry
APA
sociolinguist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguist
MLA
“sociolinguist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sociolinguist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguist.
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