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romanticist

American  
[roh-man-tuh-sist] / roʊˈmæn tə sɪst /

noun

  1. an adherent of romanticism in literature or art (contrasted with classicist).


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Etymology

Origin of romanticist

First recorded in 1820–30; romantic + -ist

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“Utopian, visionary, wishful thinker, fantasist, fantasizer, romantic, romanticist, dreamer.”

From The New Yorker May 27, 2019

Mr Galliano’s appeal is romanticist; Maison Martin Margiela’s is intellectual.

From New York Times Oct. 6, 2014

"He painted much of the same breathtaking scenery as Turner had a century before, and you can definitely see Turner's romanticist influence in Innes' work," she said.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2014

The Voice belongs to a temperamental, blue-eyed romanticist named James A. FitzPatrick, the poor man's Burton Holmes, who is now seeing America last.

From Time Magazine Archive

Maybe due to the fact that I was in my romanticist period, or because children have a built-in survival apparatus, I feared he was interested in marrying Momma and moving in with us.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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