polemist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of polemist
1815–25; < Greek polemistḗs warrior, equivalent to pólem ( os ) war + -istēs -ist
Example Sentences
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The 63-year-old polemist, who is sometimes likened in France to former U.S.
From Seattle Times
Hanoi Propaganda and Education Department head Ho Quang Loi said that the authorities had hired hundreds of so-called "internet polemists" in the fight against "online hostile forces".
From BBC
The polemist appeals too apparently to his readers while the opening pages approach a declamation.
From Project Gutenberg
His mantle, as a vigorous polemist, had fallen upon his youngest son.
From Project Gutenberg
This was swiftly and angrily noted by the Ultramontane polemists, and the old bogey of a "Formidable Sect" began to haunt them in a revised and enlarged form.
From Project Gutenberg
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