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Linguist vs Demotist - What's the difference?

linguist | demotist |

As nouns the difference between linguist and demotist

is that linguist is linguist (one who studies linguistics) while demotist is (historical) one versed in the ancient egyptian demotic writing.

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)

    demotist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) One versed in the ancient Egyptian demotic writing.
  • * :
    • "Egyptologists, linguists, and papyrologists specializing in the study of the Demotic script ... are known as Demotists."