English Dictionary

linguister

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈlɪŋɡwɪstə(ɹ)/

名詞

古語 歴史的 広義

(archaic, historical) An interpreter, especially one interpreting between European and non-European languages in colonial contexts.

日本語の意味

（古風な・歴史的な用法）通訳者、特に植民地時代においてヨーロッパの言語と非ヨーロッパの言語の間で通訳を行う者

The colonial governor relied on his trusted linguister to negotiate the treaty with the coastal chiefs.

植民地総督は沿岸の首長たちとの条約を交渉するために信頼できる通訳に頼った。

意味（1）

(archaic, historical) An interpreter, especially one interpreting between European and non-European languages in colonial contexts.

[…] the Portuguese very privatly gives information […] that it [the murder] was done by one of my people and by my order[;] this young man whom they accused was my linguister […]

意味（2）

(archaic, historical, by extension) In West and Central Africa, a bi- or multilingual agent or broker facilitating trade between Europeans and non-Europeans.

One day a linguister, a native commission agent, arrived in a trading canoe, and stated that […] a prince some way up the river […] had [said] […] that if I sent him five longs and five gallons of rum he would […] let my trade pass.

linguisters （ plural ）