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opinionatist

opinionatist is the obsolete spelling of opinionist.

Meaning of opinionist

Noun

opinionist (plural opinionists)

  1. One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
    • every conceited Opinionist sets up an infallible Chair in his own brain1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC
  2. One whose unusual or heretical belief or opinion contrasts with the dominant view.

Forms of opinionatist

pluralopinionatists

Questions about opinionatist

What is opinionatist the obsolete spelling of?
Opinionatist is the obsolete spelling of opinionist.

Words near opinionatist in the dictionary

  1. opinionately
  2. opinionates
  3. opinionating
  4. opinionation
  5. opinionations
  6. opinionatist
  7. opinionatists
  8. opinionative
  9. opinionatively
  10. opinionativeness
  11. opinionator

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