n.
Pronunciation: ˌ es-p ə - ' rän-( ˌ )t ō , - ' ran-( ˌ )t ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Dr. Esperanto, pseudonym of L. L. Zamenhof † 1917 Polish oculist, its inventor
Date: 1892
: an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages
– Es · pe · ran · tist \ - ' rän-tist, - ' ran- \ noun or adjective