a person who uses or relies on emotion or emotional effects, as in art
emotionalist in American English
(iˈmouʃənlɪst)
noun
1.
a person who appeals to the emotions, esp. unduly
2.
a person easily affected by emotion
3.
a person who bases conduct, or the theory of conduct, upon feelings rather than reason
a romantic emotionalist
Derived forms
emotionalistic
adjective
Word origin
[1865–70; emotional + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, figure skating, goulash, maverick, steamroller-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, dramatist, machinist, novelist