Esperantist

American  

[es-per-ahnt-ist, -ant-ist] / ˌɛs pərˈɑnt ɪst, -ˈænt ɪst /

noun

1. a person who is skilled or fluent in Esperanto or who promotes its use as a lingua franca.

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adjective

1. promoting the use of Esperanto as a lingua franca.

Example Sentences

Among their number was George Soros, the son of a prominent Hungarian lawyer who had helped found an Esperantist literary journal in Budapest.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2016

“All other ideals or hopes tied with Esperantism by any Esperantist is his or her purely private affair.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2016

In 1966, Argentine Esperantist Rubén Feldman González founded what’s now Pasporta Servo, a free, Esperanto-speaking Airbnb with more than 1,000 hosts across 90 countries, including Pakistan, Iran, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2016

He was so bored during his service that he learned Esperanto – he was an active Esperantist for the rest of his life.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2012

Any other idea or hope which this or that Esperantist associates with Esperanto will be his purely personal business, for which Esperanto is not responsible.

From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John