Heteroglot

Pronunciation: /ˈhiˈtiˈɹɑɡˈɫɑt/

Heteroglot (noun)

  1. a person who can speak or understand several languages.

Examples

  • The heteroglot easily switched between languages during the meeting.
  • Being a heteroglot, she could converse with tourists from different countries.

Common collocations: become a heteroglot, natural heteroglot, heteroglot manuscript, heteroglot edition

Heteroglot (adjective)

  1. describing a text or document written in multiple languages.

Examples

  • The heteroglot document included translations in five languages.
  • Reading a heteroglot book can improve language skills.

Synonyms of Heteroglot

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Heteroglot

  • describing someone who speaks only one language