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polemicist

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po·lem·i·cist  (p-lm-sst) also po·lem·ist (p-lmst, pl-mst)
n.
A person skilled or involved in polemics.
polemicist, polemist
a skilled debater in speech or writing. — polemical, adj.
See also: Argumentation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.polemicist - a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
polemic, polemist
author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
Translations
polemicist [pɒˈlemɪsɪst] N → polemista mf
polemicist [pəˈlɛmɪsɪst] n → polémiste m/f
pole position n → pole position f
to be in pole position [driver] → être en pole position
Pole Star n
the Pole Star → l'étoile f polaire
pole vault n → saut m à la perche
pole-vault [ˈpəʊlvɔːlt] vi → sauter à la perche
pole vaulter n → sauteur/euse m/f à la perche, perchiste m/f
polemicist
n → Polemiker(in) m(f)
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