sophister

sophister
/sof"euh steuhr/, n.
1. a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
2. Chiefly Brit. (esp. formerly) a second or third year student at a university.
3. Obs. an ancient Greek sophist.
[1350-1400; ME < MF sophistre < L sophista. See SOPHIST]

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