As nouns the difference between linguist and linguism
is that linguist is one who studies linguistics while linguism is discrimination based on a person's language.
linguist
English
Noun
(
en noun)
One who studies linguistics.
A person skilled in languages.
A human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces.
Derived terms
* bilinguist
* linguistic
* linguistics
* trilinguist
See also
* (l)
* (l)
linguism
English
Noun
(-)
based on a person's language.
Related terms
* linguicism
* linguisticism