Esperantist

Calque of Esperanto esperantisto. Equivalent to Esperanto +‎ -ist.

Esperantist (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Esperanto.

   Synonym: Esperantic

   Underlying every Esperanto enthusiast is the Esperantist ideal that the world would be a better place if everyone could understand each other better.

Esperantist (plural Esperantists)

1. A specialist or speaker of Esperanto, the international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof.

   Synonym: (a speaker of Esperanto) Esperantophone

   • 1914, Richard Bartholdt and A. Christen, Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education, U.S. Government Printing Office, Project Gutenberg transcription:

     A growing number of Esperantists all over the world are using the services of the U. E. A.

   • 1969, Eco-logos, volumes 15-16, page 124:

     It is said that many of the early Catholic Esperantists, in particular, were frightened by this prospect—and it is, indeed, true that the Catholic element in early Idism is striking.

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Calque of Esperanto esperantisto, from Esperanto +‎ -ist.

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Esperantist m (weak, genitive Esperantisten, plural Esperantisten, feminine Esperantistin)

1. Esperantist (male or of unspecified gender)

• Idist
• Volapükist

• “Esperantist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache