Definitions

1. noun

a person who specializes in the study of the sounds of language, especially in the context of phonetics and phonology.

“The phonetist studied the various sounds of the indigenous languages in the Amazon rainforest.”

2. noun

a person who transcribes spoken sounds into written form, often for the purpose of creating phonetic transcriptions of speech.

“The phonetist was responsible for transcribing the spoken words of the politician for the news article.”