comparativist

Variant of comparatist

comparatist definition

com·para·tist (kəm par′ə tist)

noun

a person who uses a comparative method; often, specif., a specialist in comparative literature
also comparativist com·par′a·tiv·ist (-tiv ist)

Etymology: comparat(ive) + -ist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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