noun
Meaning 1
A person who writes polemics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
polemicist
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Pronunciation
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/pəˈlɛmɪsɪst/
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who puts forward controversial views.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polemist, polemic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
History
Etymology
From polemic + -ist. By surface analysis, polem- + -ic + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: polemista — person who writes polemics
- French: polémiste — person who writes polemics
- German: Polemiker — person who writes polemics
- German: Polemikerin — person who writes polemics
- Italian: polemista — person who writes polemics
- Norwegian Bokmål: polemiker — person who writes polemics
- Norwegian Nynorsk: polemikar — person who writes polemics
- Portuguese: polemista — person who writes polemics
- Sicilian: pulimista — person who writes polemics
- Spanish: polemista — person who writes polemics
- German: Polemiker — person who puts forward controversial views
- German: Polemikerin — person who puts forward controversial views
- Italian: polemista — person who puts forward controversial views
- Norwegian Bokmål: polemiker — person who puts forward controversial views
- Norwegian Nynorsk: polemikar — person who puts forward controversial views
- Sicilian: pulimista — person who puts forward controversial views