amorist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love

WordNet

Am"o*rist noun
Etymology
L. armor love. See Amorous.
Definitions
  1. A lover; a gallant. R. Milton.
    It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. Southey.

Webster 1913