sapphist

Noun

Meaning

sapphist (plural sapphists)

A lesbian.

Sapphist (plural Sapphists)

An admirer or student of Sappho or her poetry.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

dyke butch les homosexual

Antonyms

perry mary

Related terms

sapphic sapphism

Examples

Castle, p. 390. Both Lister and Eleanor Butler were considered masculine by contemporary news reports, and though there were suspicions that these relationships were sapphist in nature, they were nonetheless praised in literature. Source: Internet

The adjective "sapphic", and the related "sapphist", "sapphism" etc. all also come from Sappho. Source: Internet

The terms lesbian, invert and homosexual were interchangeable with sapphist and sapphism around the turn of the 20th century. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sapphirine gurnard sapphirinid sapphism sapphistry sapphite sappho