Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Amorist /ăm'-ẽr-əst/ · Am·o·rist · IPA /ˈæmərəst/ 01 n. A lover; a gallant. 1. A lover; a gallant.[R.] “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.