Autist
/ˈɔː.tɪst/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An autistic person, a person with autism.
"Most autists are not artists, as most artists are not autists; but in the chance of their coming together […] there must, I think, be an interaction between the two, so that the art takes on some of the strengths and weaknesses of autism […]"
- 2 A person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism. Internet, derogatory, offensive
"autists arguing about 'muh graphics'"
Example
More examples"You don't understand. Yanni is an autist."
Etymology
From autism + -ist.