(1887–1949), American linguist, one of the founders of American structural linguistics.
Definition of Bloomfield, Leonard in US English:
Bloomfield, Leonard
proper nounˈblumˌfildˈblo͞omˌfēld
(1887–1949), US linguist. One of the founders of American structural linguistics, his primary aim was to establish linguistics as an autonomous and scientific discipline. He wrote Language (1933).