Noun: symbolist sim-bu-list
- A member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
"The symbolist poet used intricate metaphors to convey complex emotions"
- Someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols
"As a symbolist, he could decipher the hidden meanings in ancient texts";
- symbolizer, symboliser [Brit]
Sounds like: symbols, cybolist, cym
Derived forms: symbolists
Type of: artist, creative person, interpreter, translator
Encyclopedia: Symbolist