1. classicist(n = noun.person) - an artistic person who adheres to classicism;
is a kind of artist, creative person
Antonym: romanticist
Derived form noun classicism1
2. classicist(n = noun.person) classical scholar - a student of ancient Greek and Latin;
is a kind of humanist
has particulars: latinist, benjamin jowett, jowett, george gilbert aime murphy, gilbert murray, murray, friedrich august wolf, wolf
Derived form noun classics1
One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics. [1913 Webster]