Etymology

rhetorician

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Today it means: An expert or student of rhetoric. Full definition →

Middle English rethoricien ← Old French retoricien
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  1. Old French · derived fromretoricien
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrethoricien
  3. English todayrhetorician

From Middle English rethoricien, from Old French retoricien; equivalent to rhetoric + -ian.

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