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Definition of Whorf, Benjamin Lee in English: Whorf, Benjamin Leeproper nounwɔːf(h)wôrf (1897–1941), US linguist and insurance worker, known for his contribution to the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. A student of linguistics in his spare time, Whorf studied Hopi and other North American Indian languages and attended Edward Sapir's courses at Yale.
Definition of Whorf, Benjamin Lee in US English: Whorf, Benjamin Leeproper noun(h)wôrf (1897–1941), US linguist and insurance worker, known for his contribution to the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. A student of linguistics in his spare time, Whorf studied Hopi and other North American Indian languages and attended Edward Sapir's courses at Yale.
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