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sophister

noun

Etymology

From Middle English shophister, sofister, sofistre, sophister, sophistre, sovyster, from Anglo-Norman sofistre, a variant of Old French sofiste, sophiste. Equivalent to sophist + -er.

  1. derived from sofiste
  2. derived from sofistre
  3. inherited from shophister

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sophist.

    • A subtle traitor needs no sophister.

  2. A student who is advanced beyond the first year of their residence.

    • In the older American colleges, the junior and senior classes were originally called Junior Sophisters and Senior Sophisters. The term is also used at Oxford and Dublin.

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