orientalist

2 definitions found

orientalist - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Orientalist \O`ri*en"tal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. orientaliste.]
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     1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an
        Oriental.
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     2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the
        Paris Congress of Orientalists. --Sir J. Shore.
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orientalist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  orientalist
      n 1: a specialist in oriental subjects