Definition of SYMBOLIST

symbolist

Meanings

Plural: symbolists

Noun

  • a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
  • someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols
  • One who employs symbols.

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature

Origin / Etymology

From French symboliste, coined by poet Paul Verlaine in 1885.

Scrabble Score: 16

symbolist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
symbolist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
symbolist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

symbolist is a valid Words With Friends word