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Noun: symbolist  sim-bu-list
  1. A member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
    "The symbolist poet used intricate metaphors to convey complex emotions"
     
  2. 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