-_tə̇st noun
also se·mit·i·cist sə̇ˈmid.əsə̇st, sēˈ-
( -s )
Etymology: semitist from Semite + -ist; semiticist from Semitic (I) + -ist
1. usually capitalized : a scholar of the Semitic languages, cultures, or histories
2. : a person favoring or disposed to favor the Jews