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polemicist
noun[ C ]
formaluk /pəˈlem.ɪ.sɪst/ us /pəˈlem.ə.sɪst/(alsopolemist, uk /pəˈlem.ɪst/)
a person who strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion, person, idea, or set of beliefs:
She has a reputation for being a brilliant polemicist.
He became a celebrated polemist for classical architecture.
They accused her of being a polemicist who never gave her victims the chance to reply to her attacks.
The rumour was started by Protestant polemicists who wanted to limit the power of the Pope.
He comes across as a polemicist rather than a teacher.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Debate & discussion
agent provocateur
agora
argue
argue against something
argue for something
bargainer
beard
controversial
hash
kick around
no ifs or butsidiom
no-platform
no-platforming
on the doorstep
proposer
undialectical
undiscussed
war of words
wash (something) up
well argued
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