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Sapir

/səˈpɪər/

Definitions of Sapir
  1. noun
    anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939)
    synonyms: Edward Sapir
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    anthropologist
    a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
    linguist, linguistic scientist
    a specialist in linguistics
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