A scholar or expert who studies demotic script, especially ancient Egyptian demotic writing and language.
From demotic (everyday script/language) + -ist (one who practices or studies). The suffix -ist creates a noun for a person specialized in a field.
Demotists are the unsung heroes of Egyptology—while everyone celebrates the dramatic hieroglyphic texts, demotists are reading the ordinary receipts, love letters, and grocery lists that show how regular Egyptians lived.
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