Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Hispanist

American  
[his-puh-nist] / ˈhɪs pə nɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in the Spanish or Portuguese language or in Spanish or Latin-American literature or culture.


Etymology

Origin of Hispanist

1930–35; < Spanish hispanista, equivalent to hispan ( o ) ( Hispano- ) + -ista -ist