Sapphist

An alternate term for lesbian or a lover of women. It describes a female who is fond of women, may it be emotional, romantic, aesthetic of sexual affection. It's a more poetical term for a female homosexual and can be preferred over lesbian, gay and homosexual.

The term derives from the Greek poet Sappho, who lived on the Isle of Lesbos. She mostly wrote about women and loving women. The term sapphist (or lesbian) can also describe a citizen of Lesbos.

"This author said she's a sapphist. What does that mean?"
- "It means that she likes women."

"My aunt loves women, writes about them and has read Sappho's poems. She's the greatest sapphist I know."

"My uncle is a sapphist. He comes from Mytilene, the capital of Lesbos."

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