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controvertist

/ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪst/

controvertist noun: one skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.

Noun

controvertist (plural controvertists)

  1. 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; […]1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author’s Oeconomy and Happy Life among the Houyhnhnms. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London...
    • How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment of the critic!1789, George Campbell, The Four Gospels, Translated from the Greek

Forms of controvertist

pluralcontrovertists

Origin of controvertist

From controvert + -ist.

Questions about controvertist

What does controvertist mean?
Controvertist means one skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.
What part of speech is controvertist?
Controvertist is a noun.
How do you pronounce controvertist?
Controvertist is pronounced /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪst/.
What is the plural of controvertist?
The plural of controvertist is controvertists.

Words near controvertist in the dictionary

  1. controverter
  2. controverters
  3. controvertible
  4. controvertibly
  5. controverting
  6. controvertist
  7. controvertists
  8. controverts
  9. contrs.
  10. contrude
  11. contruded

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