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controversialist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disputant, eristic |
| Type of | individual, person, somebody, someone, soul, mortal |
| Has types | hairsplitter, logomach, logomachist, meliorist, obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, quarreler, quarreller, reformer, reformist, resister, social reformer, accuser, thwarter, arguer, contester, crusader, debater, denier |
Examples of controversialist
controversialist
When my favourite paper forever circles and stalks a half-talent controversialist.
From the guardian.co.uk
In this house the chaplain was the Rev. John Gother, a celebrated controversialist.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He became Dean of Exeter, and wrote extensively on religious matters as a controversialist.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The cartoonist particularly has to be a bit of a controversialist.
From the independent.co.uk
He was a controversialist with larger goals than his own renown.
From the newsweek.com
De Morgan was a brilliant and witty writer, whether as a controversialist or as a correspondent.
From the en.wikipedia.org
What's the great controversialist Lars von Trier up to?
From the telegraph.co.uk
At this point, the great controversialist blew a gasket.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Amis is at heart, as he readily admits, a comic novelist, and he is something of a comic controversialist.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Disputant: a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
- A polemic /pu0259u02C8lu025Bmu026Ak/ is a contentious argument that is intended to support a specific position via attacks on a contrary position. Polemics are mostly seen in arguments about controversial topics. The practice of such argumentation is called polemics. A person who often writes polemics, or who speaks polemically, is called a polemicist or a polemic...
- One who regularly engages in public controversies
