classicist

/ˈklæsəsəst/

Other forms: classicists

Definitions of classicist

1. noun

   a student of ancient Greek and Latin
   synonyms: classical scholar

   examples:

   Benjamin Jowett

   English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)

   George Gilbert Aime Murphy

   British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

   Friedrich August Wolf

   German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)

   types:

   Latinist

   a specialist in the Latin language

   type of:

   humanist

   a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
2. noun

   an artistic person who adheres to classicism
   antonyms:

   romanticist

   an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism

   type of:

   artist, creative person

   a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination