phonetician

[ foh-ni-tish-uh n ]
/ ˌfoʊ nɪˈtɪʃ ən /

noun

a specialist in phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics.
a dialectologist.

Origin of phonetician

First recorded in 1840–50; phonetic + -ian

Example sentences from the Web for phonetician

  • We are trained to imitate strange noises of all sorts, and the phonetician is ready to show us how to make them.

  • We owe a good deal to a phonetician called Cooper, whose Grammatica Anglicana was published in 1685.

    Why we should read |S. P. B. Mais

British Dictionary definitions for phonetician

phonetician
/ (ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃən) /

noun

a person skilled in phonetics or one who employs phonetics in his work