controversialist

[kahn-truh-vursh-uhl-ist]

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.

adjective

1. favoring or tending toward controversy.

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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

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A former intelligence chief turned right-wing controversialist has failed in his bid to get into parliament.

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