Semitist
(ˈsɛmɪtɪst)
[f. Semite + -ist.]
One versed in Semitic languages, literature, etc.; a Semitic scholar.
| 1885 Athenæum 10 Jan. 46/2 It will be for Semitists to decide if these words were borrowed from Hebrew. 1902 Ibid. 30 Aug. 282/2 The majority of Semitists consider the word to be connected with Sin, the Babylonian Moon-god. |