ivory–towerist
noun
ivory–tower·ist
\-rə̇st\
variants: or
ivory–towerite
\-ˌrīt\Definition of ivory–towerist
-s
: one marked by ivory-towerism ignore the insipidities of the ivory-towerites and try to build a new literature — William Small
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