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Meaning of ORIENTALIST

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a specialist in oriental subjects
 

ORIENTALIST is a 11 letter word that starts with O.

 

 See Also: specialiser, specialist, specializer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O`ri*en"tal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. orientaliste.]
1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an
   Oriental.

2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the
   Paris Congress of Orientalists. --Sir J. Shore.

 

 

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