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Orientalist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. An inhabitant of the eastern parts of the world.

2. One versed in the eastern languages and literature.

Orientalist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental.

2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists.