All polyglot synonyms
pol·y·glot
P p noun polyglot
- lexicologist — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
- linguist — a specialist in linguistics.
- glossarist — Someone who writes a glossary.
- decoder — A decoder is a device used to decode messages or signals sent in code, for example the television signals from a satellite.
- linguistician — linguist (def 1).
- glossologist — One who defines and explains terms; one versed in glossology.
- adapter — a person or thing that adapts
- glottologist — One who studies glottology; a linguist or philologist.
- dictionarist — (rare) a person who creates dictionaries.
- explainer — Agent noun of explain; one who explains.
- etymologist — A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words).
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- dragoman — (in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- glossator — a person who writes glosses; glossarist.
- interpreter — a person who interprets.
- definer — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- glossographer — a glossator.
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptologist — cryptography.
- wordsmith — an expert in the use of words.
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
adjective polyglot
- multilingual — using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.