a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture
Africanist in American English
(ˈæfrɪkənɪst)
noun
1.
a specialist in the study of African languages, cultures, etc.
2.
an advocate of Africanism
adjective
3.
of Africanism
Africanist in American English
(ˈæfrɪkənɪst)
noun
a person who specializes in and studies the cultures or languages of Africa
Word origin
[1890–95; african + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, historicism, honky-tonk, phoneme, takedown-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, machinist, realist