polemist
[ pol-uh-mist, puh-lem-ist, poh- ]
/ ˈpɒl ə mɪst, pəˈlɛm ɪst, poʊ- /
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noun
a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
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Also po·lem·i·cist [puh-lem-uh-sist, poh-]. /pəˈlɛm ə sɪst, poʊ-/.
Origin of polemist
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How to use polemist in a sentence
A few weeks prior to our meeting, a gunman attempted to kill Lars Hedegaard, a well-known anti-Islam polemicist in Denmark.
The second point, also difficult to disprove, seems irrelevant to the job of polemicist.
It's an opportune moment for her to retire as a polemicist and start a third act in public life.
As a matter of fact, the Christian polemicist's authority in this instance was Varro.
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