sympathistrare.|ˈsɪmpəθɪst| [f. sympathy + -ist.] One who sympathizes, a sympathizer. c1819Coleridge Lit. Rem. (1836) II. 220 The..consciousness..of human auditors—of flesh and blood sympathists—acts as a support and a stimulation.1897Chicago Advance 4 Feb. 154/1 Nature..is a natural sympathist.