Complete the following sentence by selecting the most appropriate option:
A person who speaks several languages can be referred to as a/an ______________ .
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Polyglot
A polyglot is a person who knows and uses several languages (Greek "poly" = many, "glotta" = tongue).
Example: Being a polyglot, she can talk to tourists in five languages.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Interpreter — Incorrect. An interpreter is a person who translates what someone says into another language. It names a job, putting speech from one language into another, not a person who knows several languages.
Example: The minister spoke through an interpreter at the summit.
Option 3: Orator — Incorrect. An orator is a skilled public speaker; the word says nothing about languages.
Example: The great orator held the crowd's attention for an hour.
Option 4: Philosophist — Incorrect. Philosophist is a rare word for a person who philosophises, often a would-be philosopher; it has nothing to do with languages. The usual word is philosopher.
Example: Socrates was a great philosopher.