romanticist

[ roh-man-tuh-sist ]

noun

1. an adherent of romanticism in literature or art ( classicist ).

Other Words From

• ro·manti·cistic adjective
• anti·ro·manti·cist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of romanticist¹

First recorded in 1820–30; romantic + -ist

Example Sentences

If baseball somehow reflects America, as romanticists like to believe, then it also shares in its blemishes.

From New York Times

A global pandemic has reduced the Grand Old Game’s romanticists to cardboard cutouts behind home plate.

From Washington Post

For German romanticists in the late 18th century, the forest was an important symbol of unity and purity, the word waldeinsamkeit, forest loneliness, embodying the sense of inner peace to be found in the forest.

From The Guardian

For wine romanticists, that means the Bordeaux that Thomas Jefferson enjoyed on his visits to the region in the 1780s were probably not primarily cabernet.

From Washington Post

“Why not?” he remembered responding dispassionately, remarking, “You’re talking to an engineer, not a romanticist.”

From New York Times

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