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paradoxist

paradoxist noun: one who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank.

Noun

paradoxist (plural paradoxists)

  1. (dated, derogatory) One who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank.
    • This was a noble achievement on the part of our paradoxist. At one stroke it established his theory of the weather, and promised to ensure him text-book immortality as one of the observers of Vulcan.1896, Richard Anthony Proctor, Myths and Marvels of Astronomy, page 325
    • But these paradoxists and grumblers were a quite infinitesimal minority. The common sense and sound instinct of Britain and of the Empire realised that here was an issue like scarcely another in history — a clear issue of right and wrong[…]1916, William Archer, To neutral peace-lovers: a plea for patience, page 16
  2. A participant in the art movement of paradoxism.

Forms of paradoxist

pluralparadoxists

Origin of paradoxist

From paradox + -ist.

Questions about paradoxist

What does paradoxist mean?
Paradoxist means one who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank.
What part of speech is paradoxist?
Paradoxist is a noun.
What is the plural of paradoxist?
The plural of paradoxist is paradoxists.

Words near paradoxist in the dictionary

  1. paradoxidid
  2. paradoxidids
  3. paradoxids
  4. paradoxies
  5. paradoxism
  6. paradoxist
  7. paradoxists
  8. paradoxling
  9. paradoxlings
  10. paradoxographer
  11. paradoxographers

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