Etymology

Adjective

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Esperanto

   Underlying every Esperanto enthusiast is the Esperantist ideal that the world would be a better place if everyone could understand each other better.

Noun

1. A specialist in Esperanto, the international auxiliary language designed by L. Ł. Zamenhof.
2. A speaker of Esperanto
   • 1914, Richard Bartholdt and A. Christen, Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education, U.S.Government Printing Office, Project Gutenberg transcription:

     A growing number of Esperantists all over the world are using the services of the U. E. A.