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sentimentalist

[ sen-tuh-men-tl-ist ]

noun

  1. one given to sentiment or sentimentality.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sentimentalist1

First recorded in 1770–80; sentimental + -ist

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Example Sentences

But he is no sentimentalist, and never shies from the harsh realities of that lonely spot.

During a recent press conference, Bale described him as big-hearted sentimentalist and Wahlberg called him “my brother.”

Evidently the painter of this picture was a sentimentalist who regarded the recruiting sergeant in the worst light.

He was a born sentimentalist, and this became by no means subtly apparent to Kitty during Crozier's illness.

Before I could answer he went on: "I'm no mawkish sentimentalist, and I won't allow anybody to be sorry for me—do you hear?"

From the orthodox sentimentalist he could claim no compassion.

She always has a varied collection of them, one a barbarian, another a sentimentalist, another a naturalist.

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