ivory-towerist

noun

ivory-tower·ist | \ -rə̇st\

variants: or ivory-towerite \ -ˌrīt \

plural -s

Definition of ivory-towerist

: 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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