sexualist

noun

sex·​u·​al·​ist

-lə̇st

plural -s

1

: one who explains phenomena by sexuality

2

: one who follows the sexual or artificial system of Linnaeus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin sexualista, from Late Latin sexualis sexual + Latin -ista -ist

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