A scholar, expert, or specialist who studies Celtic languages, history, culture, archaeology, or traditions.
From Celtic plus the suffix -ist (meaning one who practices or specializes in something). This occupational term developed in the 19th century as Celtic studies became an established academic discipline.
The first Celticists were mostly romantic 18th-century poets and antiquarians with wild theories, but modern Celticists use DNA evidence, linguistics, and archaeology—the field completely transformed from guesswork into real science.
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