in·ter·na·tion·al·ist I. \“+_ə̇st\noun Etymology:international (I) + -ist 1.: an advocate of internationalism 2.: a specialist in international law 3.: a member of a team selected from the country at large to play against the team of another country < tennis internationalist > II. adjective orin·ter·na·tion·al·is·tic\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷|istik, -tēk\ : advocating or influenced by internationalism < internationalist thought >