comparatist


com·par·a·tist

C0523500 (kəm-păr′ə-tĭst)n. A person who employs the comparative method, as in studying literature.
[French comparatiste, from comparative, comparative, from comparer, to compare; see compare.]

comparatist

(kəmˈpærəˌtɪst) or

comparativist

n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person who carries out comparative studies, esp a student of comparative literature or comparative linguistics