ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Polemicist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pəˈlɛmɪsɪst/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Polemicist is a noun meaning A person who writes polemics.

Meaning

A person who writes polemics.

More Meanings

  1. A person who puts forward controversial views.

Example Sentences

You know Ann describes herself as a polemicist.
A similar impulse sometimes accompanies my reading of the work of Christopher F. Rufo, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and one of the most gifted conservative polemicists of his generation.
The choice is between a polemicist with deep ties to the alt-right movement, or a conventional policy professional with an open channel to the political establishment that Trump ran against, but which he needs to pass an agenda.

Word Forms

Synonyms for polemicist

Depending on context, synonyms include polemic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include controverter, controversialist, controvertist, diatribist, polemomania, ideologizer.

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