comparatist

[ kuhm-par-uh-tist ]

noun

1. a specialist in comparative linguistics or comparative literature.

Word History and Origins

Origin of comparatist¹

1930–35; < French comparatiste < Latin comparāt ( us ) (past participle of comparāre to compare ) + French -iste -ist

Example Sentences

Said would later refer to himself as a comparatist and was as enthralled with the medieval Arab historian Ibn Khaldun as he was with the Italian Enlightenment philosopher Giambattista Vico.

From New York Times

But I have delayed responding because, as a comparatist, and also as someone concerned about racism in the U.S. and the racist policies of Israel, it is important to weigh things in as dispassionate a way as possible, to do justice to both sides.

From Salon