Nostalgist

//nɒsˈtæld͡ʒɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Example

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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