Linguist
nOne word substitutionSSC PYQ × 7/lˈɪŋɡwɪst/ · लिंग्विस्ट
A person who knows several foreign languages well/a person who studies languages
भाषाविद्, भाषाओं का जानकार या अध्येता
The linguist recorded four dying dialects.
A linguist studies structure, not just vocabulary.
Daily use: Linguist hain wo, chaar bhasha pe kaam kiya.
Linguist = भाषाएँ जानने या study करने वाला (linguistics = science of language); Polyglot = कई भाषाएँ बोलने वाला। बोलने की बात आई तो polyglot, जानने की बात आई तो linguist।
Linguist and polyglot are a pair. A linguist knows or studies languages (linguistics is the science of language), while a polyglot speaks many languages. His line: when it is about speaking, polyglot; when it is about knowing, linguist.
भाषाएँ जानने/पढ़ने वाला = Linguist; polyglot (कई भाषाएँ बोलने वाला) और philologist (भाषा का इतिहास पढ़ने वाला) से अंतर पूछा जाता है; bilingual = दो भाषाओं वाला।
Linguist is asked for a person who knows several languages or studies language; the difference from Polyglot (one who speaks many languages) and Philologist (one who studies the history of languages) is often tested, and Bilingual means using two languages.