empathistPsychol.|ˈɛmpəθɪst| [f. empathy + -ist.] An adherent of a theory involving empathy. 1923Ogden & Richards Meaning of Meaning ix. 312 It appeals to Empathists, Croceans and Solipsists.1934Mind XLIII. 235 It should be kept in mind that C.A.T. [C. A. Thomson] has been an ‘Empathist’.