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controvertist

noun
/ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪst/

Etymology

From controvert + -ist.

  1. derived from contrō-
  2. borrowed from contrōvertere
  3. suffixed as controvertist — “controvert + ist”

Definitions

  1. One skilled in or given to controversy

    One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.

    • […] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]
    • How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment of the critic!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA