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Controversialist — Con tro*ver sial*ist, n. One who carries on a controversy; a disputant. [1913 Webster] He [Johnson] was both intellectually and morally of the stuff of which controversialists are made. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
controversialist — [kän΄trə vʉr′shəlist, kän΄trə vʉr′sē əlist] n. a person who takes part in controversy or likes to do so * * * See controversial. * * * … Universalium
controversialist — index contender, disputant, litigant, party (litigant) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
controversialist — [kän΄trə vʉr′shəlist, kän΄trə vʉr′sē əlist] n. a person who takes part in controversy or likes to do so … English World dictionary
controversialist — noun One who regularly engages in public controversies. Richard Dawkins has become a leading controversialist in a few areas … Wiktionary
controversialist — controversial ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing or likely to cause controversy. DERIVATIVES controversialist noun controversially adverb … English terms dictionary
controversialist — noun see controversial … New Collegiate Dictionary
controversialist — n. person who likes to disagree with other people and say things that make people angry or think about a subject,con·tro ver·sial·ist || ‚kÉ‘ntrÉ™ vÉœrʃəlɪst /kÉ’ntrÉ™ vÉœË … English contemporary dictionary
controversialist — n. Disputant, arguer, debater, disputer … New dictionary of synonyms
controversialist — con·tro·ver·sial·ist … English syllables
