classicist

noun

clas·si·cist ˈkla-sə-sist

: an advocate or follower of classicism

: a classical scholar

classicistic

ˌkla-sə-ˈsi-stik

adjective

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British American classicist, author, and translator Emily Wilson is having a moment of her own. — David Conrads, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026 Old Greeks and gods—some famous, like Achilles and Patroclus, others whom even a classicist might struggle to recognize—chat and complain about their condition like real people or clever schoolboys. — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Then that early-modern wave of mechanical cutting and pasting petered out, and classicists went back to their traditional preference for transformative imitation. — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Mary Beard, Cambridge classicist and chair of the 2026 Booker Prize jury is also exploring The Odyssey, a timely choice given the recent launch of Chris Nolan’s movie, with Charlotte Higgins, chief culture writer at The Guardian. — Peter White, Deadline, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for classicist

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1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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