Americanist
/əˈmɛrɪkənɪst/ /əˈmɛrɪk(ə)nɪst/noun
A specialist in or student of subjects relating to the Americas or the United States.
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating the study of the Americas or the United States; of or designating an Americanist.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Kingsley (1819–1875), novelist, Church of England clergyman, and controversialist. From American + -ist.
- have an eye for
- have a nice day
- have ants in one's pants
- have a/one's cross to bear
- have a (or a good or half a) mind to do something
- have a (or one's) bellyful
- have a plum in one's mouth
- have a problem with
- have a screw loose
- have a shy at
- have a soft spot (also soft corner) for
- have at
- have a thick (or thin) skin
- have a thick skin
- have a thing about
- have a thing for
- have a thin time
- have a tiger by the tail (also be riding a tiger)
- have a tin ear
- have a way with
- have a way with one
- have a whale of a time
- have a will of one's own
- have a word
- have a word in someone's ear