polemist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of polemist
1815–25; < Greek polemistḗs warrior, equivalent to pólem ( os ) war + -istēs -ist
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The 63-year-old polemist, who is sometimes likened in France to former U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
Finally the Ministry of Corporations goes to scintillant polemist and war veteran Giuseppe Bottai.
From Time Magazine Archive
By his first morning in Havana, the ever combative polemist is professing his fury with Castro.
From Time Magazine Archive
The polemist appeals too apparently to his readers while the opening pages approach a declamation.
From A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh by Daniel Defoe
He was Jesuit and atheist as it suited the turn of any vituperative polemist.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by William Cowper Brann
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