Linguist rhymes with:
almquist, alquist, applequist, bergquist, berquist, blumquist, boquist, cederquist, engquist, hallquist, hultquist, lagerquist, linquist, lofquist, malmquist, nordquist, norquist, nyquist, palmquist, renquist, ringquist, rosenquist, sjoquist, soderquist, tornquist, tournquist, turnquist
Linguist sounds like:
lamaist, lanai-city, lancet, lancit, lanctot, langguth, langseth, languid, languished, lanzet, launched, leanest, length, lengthy, leninist, linked, linquist, linscott, linseed, lionized, longed, longest, longitude, longshot, longuet, longwood, lunched, lunged, lynched