The Collaborative International Dictionary
Originalist
Originalist \O*rig"i*nal*ist\, n. One who is original. [R.]
Wiktionary
originalist
n. 1 One who has, or tends to have, original ideas. 2 One who aims to discover how the writers of a document intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way. 3 # (context theology English) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the Jewish and Christian scriptures intended them to be interpreted, and to interpret them in that way. 4 # (context US English) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the United States constitution intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.