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opinionist

opinionist noun: one fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.

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 opinionist

pluralopinionists

Origin of opinionist

Compare French opinioniste.

Words formed from opinionist

Questions about opinionist

What does opinionist mean?
Opinionist means one fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
What part of speech is opinionist?
Opinionist is a noun.
What is the plural of opinionist?
The plural of opinionist is opinionists.

Words near opinionist in the dictionary

  1. opinionativeness
  2. opinionator
  3. opinionators
  4. opinioned
  5. opinioning
  6. opinionist
  7. opinionists
  8. opinionize
  9. opinionized
  10. opinionizer
  11. opinionizers

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