Esperantist

American  

[es-per-ahnt-ist, -ant-ist] / ˌɛs pərˈɑnt ɪst, -ˈænt ɪst /

noun

1. a person who is skilled or fluent in Esperanto or who promotes its use as a lingua franca.

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adjective

1. promoting the use of Esperanto as a lingua franca.

Example Sentences

“All other ideals or hopes tied with Esperantism by any Esperantist is his or her purely private affair.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2016

Schor, trading improvisations with another Esperantist, comes up with elmuri—“to take something out of a wall”—for getting cash from an A.T.M.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2016

In 1966, Argentine Esperantist Rubén Feldman González founded what’s now Pasporta Servo, a free, Esperanto-speaking Airbnb with more than 1,000 hosts across 90 countries, including Pakistan, Iran, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2016

He was so bored during his service that he learned Esperanto – he was an active Esperantist for the rest of his life.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2012

The name of Esperantist is given to every person who knows and uses the Esperanto language, no matter for what ends he uses it.

From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John