symbolist
symbolist · symbolists
символист
One who employs symbolsOne who employs symbols.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who employs symbols.
символи́стsimvolíst
someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols
A symbolist poet or artist.
A proponent of symbolic artificial intelligence.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
someone employing symbols:
Origin
From French symboliste, coined by French poet Paul Verlaine in 1885.From French symboliste, coined by French poet Paul Verlaine in 1885.
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Forms
plural: symbolists| Singular | symbolist |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols:symbolizersymboliser