The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tropist
Tropist \Trop"ist\, n. [Cf. F. tropiste. See Trope.] One who deals in tropes; specifically, one who avoids the literal sense of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech.
Wiktionary
tropist
n. 1 One who deals in tropes. 2 One who avoids the literal meaning of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figure of speech. 3 (alternative form of troper English)