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Semitist

noun Sem·i·tist \-tist\

Definition of SEMITIST

1
:  a scholar of the Semitic languages, cultures, or histories
2
often not capitalized :  a person favoring or disposed to favor the Jews
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First Known Use of SEMITIST

1881

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