About The Word Controversialist
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Controversialist
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What's The Definition Of Controversialist?
[n] a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
Synonyms | Synonyms for Controversialist: disputant Related Terms | Find terms related to Controversialist: See Also | accuser | arguer | caviler | caviller | contester | crusader | debater | denier | human | individual | logomach | logomachist | meliorist | mortal | obstructer | obstructionist | obstructor | person | pettifogger | quarreler | quarreller | quibbler | radical | reformer | reformist | resister | somebody | someone | soul | thwarter Controversialist In Webster's Dictionary \Con`tro*ver"sial*ist\, n.
One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.
He [Johnson] was both intellectually and morally of the
stuff of which controversialists are made. --Macaulay.
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