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di·a·lec·ti·cian

(dī′ə-lĕk-tĭsh′ən)

1. One who specializes in the study of dialects.

2. One who practices or is skilled in dialectic.

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di•a•lec•ti•cian

(ˌdaɪ ə lɛkˈtɪʃ ən)

n.

1. a person skilled in dialectic.

2. a specialist in dialects; dialectologist.

[1685–95; < French]

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dialectician - a logician skilled in dialectic

logician, logistician - a person skilled at symbolic logic

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dialectician

n → Dialektiker(in) m(f)

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We all like to be liked, but a good dialectician gives higher priority to the task of refuting sophistry and exposing falsehood than to popularity or niceness, something guaranteed to hurt the feelings of those folk in the grips of such things.