dialectician
AmericanEtymology
Origin of dialectician
First recorded in 1685–95; from French dialecticien, from Latin dialectic(us) “dialectic” + French -ien adjective suffix; dialectic, -ian
Example Sentences
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Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician, Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims’ togetherness or their poverty.
From New York Times
“They weren’t cold-eyed dialecticians or fanatics on the surface. There was a smile about them.”
From The New Yorker
Then two hours at home with a dialectician.
From Washington Times
Ingenious dialecticians reasoned this away as far as regards the bishop when he acted personally, but it held good against his officials.
From Project Gutenberg
His nationalism had approached their programs of national liberation, but the precise verbal formulation had not been adopted until he came in contact with the Marxian dialecticians of the Third International.
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