polemist

polemist
/pol"euh mist, peuh lem"ist, poh-/, n.
a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
Also, polemicist /peuh lem"euh sist, poh-/.
[1815-25; < Gk polemistés warrior, equiv. to pólem(os) war + -istes -IST]

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  • polemist — noun Date: 1825 one skilled in or given to polemics …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • polemist — noun A polemicist …   Wiktionary

  • polemíst — s. m., pl. polemíşti …   Romanian orthography

  • polemist — n. See polemic …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • polemist — n controversialist, debater, arguer, mooter, disputer, disputant, wrangler, Rare. disceptator; dialectician, polemic, polemicist, pilpulist, logom acher; logician, ratiocinator; casuist, Jesuit, Philadelphia lawyer …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • polemist — po·lem·ist …   English syllables

  • polemist — pol•e•mist [[t]ˈpɒl ə mɪst, pəˈlɛm ɪst, poʊ [/t]] n. a person who is engaged or versed in polemics Also, po•lem•i•cist [[t]pəˈlɛm ə sɪst, poʊ [/t]] Etymology: 1815–25; < Gk polemistḗs warrior =pólem(os) war + istēs ist …   From formal English to slang

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