Rhetorician
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɹɛt.əˈɹɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rhetorician is a noun meaning An expert or student of rhetoric.
Meaning
An expert or student of rhetoric.
More Meanings
- An orator or eloquent public speaker.
Example Sentences
Themistocles was a rhetorician.
In his classicising Troilus and Criseyde, set with pagan aplomb in ancient Troy, he approvingly quotes the rhetorician Geoffrey of Vinsauf’s New Poetics.
As I showed, although some rhetoricians, such as Mesmer and Erb, claimed that their interventions were medical treatments, others, such as Freud and Jung, claimed that their interventions were both medical curings and spiritual carings.
Word Forms
- rhetoricians
- rhetoritian
Synonyms for rhetorician
Depending on context, synonyms include orator, speechmaker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orator, speechmaker, rhetoritician, rhetoritian, rhetor, verbalist.
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