SINCE 1828
Semitist
noun
Sem·i·tist
| \ ˈse-mə-tist
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Definition of Semitist
1
: a scholar of the Semitic languages, cultures, or histories
2
often not capitalized
: a person favoring or disposed to favor the Jews
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