[f. as prec. + -IST; cf. F. arabiste.] A professed student of the language, or follower of the medical system, of the Arabs.
1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp., s.v., Severinus gives all the surgeons in the thirteenth century, the title Arabists, Arabistæ.
1847. Craig, Arabist, one skilled in Arabian literature.
