controversialist

American  

[kahn-truh-vursh-uhl-ist] / ˌkɑn trəˈvɜrʃ əl ɪst /

noun

1. a person who stirs up controversy, enjoys controversy, or tends to view any subject as potentially controversial.

2. a person who is skilled at debate or argument.

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adjective

1. favoring or tending toward controversy.

Example Sentences

In its first sentence, it labeled him as a “public controversialist,” a term new to me.

From Los Angeles Times

He will be remembered as the "Godfather of DNA", the man who unravelled the secrets of life, and a world-class controversialist who often put his foot in his mouth.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the commentator and controversialist Piers Morgan, an obsessively close observer and relentless critic of Meghan, inevitably waded in with his usual splenetic views.

From New York Times

She told the BBC, “When I was in my youth, I was a professional controversialist and I liked exploring ideas and stirring things up.”

From Washington Post

One reason why Zemmour keeps returning to the Vichy issue is that in essence he is a controversialist.

From BBC