Home › Words › A › amazonistamazonistamazonist means an anthropologist who specialises in studying the peoples of the Amazon.EtymologyFrom Amazon + -ist.nounAn anthropologist who specialises in studying the peoples of the Amazon.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amazonianist 86% match — One who studies Amazonian regions and cultures. vs amazonist →amazonense 70% match — A native or inhabitant of Amazonas. vs amazonist →amazonian 68% match — Of or relating to the Amazons; aggressive and warlike. vs amazonist →amerindianist 66% match — A scholar who studies the American Indians. vs amazonist →amazighologist 65% match — A researcher who studies the Amazigh languages or cultures. vs amazonist →amazonal 62% match — Amazonian, resembling an Amazon. vs amazonist →amazoness 61% match — An Amazon. vs amazonist →arawakanist 61% match — A linguist who specialises in studying Arawakan languages. vs amazonist →