A person who studies or specializes in ancient Greek and Roman languages, literature, and culture.
From 'classic' plus '-ist' (one who practices or specializes in), dating to the 18th century when scholars dedicated themselves to studying classical texts.
Classicists are like detectives of the ancient world—they spend their careers learning dead languages (like Latin and Ancient Greek) to understand what people thousands of years ago actually thought and wrote.
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