noun, masculine/feminine/sla.vist/plural: slavistes
slaviste is masculine or feminine depending on context in French.
Slavist, linguist specialized in Slavic languages
“Seuls les slavistes lisent encore Astolphe de Custine aujourd'hui.” — Only Slavists still read Astolphe de Custine nowadays.
Synonyms: slavisant
Related: slavistique
From slave + -iste.