1. a scholar or specialist in Demotic script or the Demotic language of ancient Egypt
Usage: academic; historical

Examples

• The demotist examined the papyrus fragments to decipher the ancient Egyptian text.
• As a demotist, she spent years studying the evolution of Demotic writing.
• The museum hired a demotist to authenticate and translate the newly discovered documents.
• Demotist scholars have made significant contributions to our understanding of daily life in Ptolemaic Egypt.