polemist
noun
a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, Paramount acquired the Free Press, a right-of-center news site, for $150 million and made its founder, the polemicist Bari Weiss, editor in chief of CBS’s news operations.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Friedman was an exceptionally talented polemicist, but he also struck the moments right.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a conviction for incitement to racial hatred and discrimination against far-right French presidential candidate and polemicist Eric Zemmour was not a violation of his freedom of expression.
From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2022
Born in Trinidad and raised largely in Canada, where he still lives, Williams is thoughtful and provocative in his writing but far from a fire-breathing polemicist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
Time after time the censors interfered, but Marx was too brilliant a polemicist, even thus early in his career, and far too subtle for the censors.
From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by John Spargo
