10: Germanist, Latinist, Frenchist Dec 18, 2014
There exists the word "germanist" is an expert in or student of the
language, literature, and civilization of Germany, or of Germanic
languages. There is a word "francophile" which is a person who is fond
of or greatly admires France. This is the closest word, even though in
meaning it is not the same, to the french equivalent to a germanist. If
one were to say "frenchist", which is not recognized as a word, it would
mean, informally, someone that is discriminatory of the French or
France.