an adherent of romanticism in literature, painting, music, etc.
romanticist in American English
(rouˈmæntəsɪst)
noun
an adherent of romanticism in literature or art (contrasted with classicist)
Derived forms
romanticistic
adjective
Word origin
[1820–30; romantic + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analogue, exogenous, insider, karma, phonetic-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: apologist, dramatist, machinist, realist, socialist