Africanist

Noun

Africanist (plural Africanists)

1. A specialist in African studies.
   • Noted Africanist, William Fagg, consistently stresses the tribality of sub-Saharan art […]1994, Trout Gallery, Peter M. Lukehart, Cornelius Oyeleke Adepegba, Ahistorical Sculpture of West Africa, page 5
   • This book is a fully updated edition of a work first published in 1986. It is intended as a comprehensive work on both current and historical phonetic transcription practice. It covers the phonetic symbol usages of such major traditions as the early Amerindianist work of the Boas school; the...2013, Geoffrey K. Pullum, William A. Ladusaw, “Preface”, in Phonetic Symbol Guide, 2nd edition, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN
2. An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism (Afrocentrism).
   • The ANC was criticized by a number of Africanist members who accused the leadership of protecting the interests of the landlords at the expense of the tenants.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 194

   Synonyms:

   Afrocentrist