orientalistnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɔː.riˈen.təl.ɪst/us/ˌɔːr.iˈen.t̬əl.ɪst/specializeda person who studies the languages and cultures of East and Southeast Asia
orientalistadjective
uk/ˌɔː.riˈen.təl.ɪst/us/ˌɔːr.iˈen.t̬əl-/usually disapprovingrelating to orientalism :
the orientalist fantasies of Western colonialists