rhetorician

American  

[ret-uh-rish-uhn] / ˌrɛt əˈrɪʃ ən /

noun

1. an expert in the art of rhetoric.

2. a person who teaches rhetoric.

3. a person who writes or speaks in an elaborate or exaggerated style.

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rhetorician British  

/ ˌrɛtəˈrɪʃən /

noun

1. a teacher of the art of rhetoric

2. a stylish or eloquent writer or speaker

3. a person whose speech is pompous or extravagant

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Etymology

Origin of rhetorician

1375–1425; late Middle English rethoricien < Middle French rethorique rhetoric + -ien -ian

Example Sentences

In conversation with sociologist and Hamilton University President Stephen Pepper, Obama, ever the master rhetorician, said:

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

And so it put forth its finest rhetorician to sell determinism in the guise of choice.

From Slate • May 22, 2019

But that’s not to say that this doubting 1956 novel should be completely separated from the rhetorician, who spoke with such clarity and assurance at the Cambridge Union in 1965.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2019

Franklin was a gifted rhetorician and singer, and he prospered as the pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2018

And the orator need know nothing of medicine himself, hmm? socrates: Then, when the rhetorician is more persuasive than the physician, the ignorant is more persuasive with the ignorant than he who has knowledge?

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith