Latinist
noun
Lat·in·ist
ˈla-tə-nist 
ˈlat-nist
: a specialist in the Latin language or Roman culture
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Reginald Foster, a former plumber’s apprentice from Wisconsin who, in four decades as an official Latinist of the Vatican, dreamed in Latin, cursed in Latin, banked in Latin and ultimately tweeted in Latin, died on Christmas Day at a nursing home in Milwaukee.
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Margalit Fox, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2020
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Margalit Fox, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2020
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“Latinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latinist. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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