noun

classicist

classicist

The professor is a well-known classicist.

The professor is a well-known classicist.

a/an ((classicist)) used as a countable noun My uncle is a classicist.

Synonyms: classical scholar, Latinist, Hellenist

From 'classic' + '-ist' (a person who studies or practices something). A person who studies the classics.

A classicist is an 'artist' of the classics. The '-ist' suffix often denotes a person (artist, scientist, pianist).

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