Nostalgist
//nɒsˈtæld͡ʒɪst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who is prone to nostalgia.
"When I was a little girl, if they ever called me a backward child they must have meant a looking-backward child; for I grew up to claim the proud title of the world’s champion nostalgist."
Synonyms
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More examples"When I was a little girl, if they ever called me a backward child they must have meant a looking-backward child; for I grew up to claim the proud title of the world’s champion nostalgist."
Etymology
From nostalgia + -ist.
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