polemicist

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/pəˈlɛmɪsɪst/

noun

A person who writes polemics.

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Meanings

nounpolemicist (plural polemicists)

plural polemicists

  1. A person who writes polemics.
  2. A person who puts forward controversial views.

    You know Ann describes herself as a polemicist...

    2020, Pete Davidson, 2:39 from the start, in Pete Davidson Wrecks Rob Lowe’s S**t (Full Set) - Roast of Rob Lowe
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    The choice is between a polemicist with deep ties to the alt-right movement, or a conventional policy professional with an open channel to the political establishment that Trump ran against, but which he needs to pass an agenda.

    2016 November 12, Stephen Collinson, “The mystery of Donald Trump’s White House”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2023

    A similar impulse sometimes accompanies my reading of the work of Christopher F. Rufo, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and one of the most gifted conservative polemicists of his generation.

    2023 February 10, Graeme Wood, “DEI Is an Ideological Test”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2023

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan polemista
  • polemistaperson who writes polemics
French polémiste
  • polémisteperson who writes polemics
German Polemiker, Polemikerin
  • Polemikerperson who writes polemics
  • Polemikerinperson who writes polemics
  • Polemikerperson who puts forward controversial views
  • Polemikerinperson who puts forward controversial views
Italian polemista, polemista
  • polemistaperson who writes polemics
  • polemistaperson who puts forward controversial views
Norwegian Bokmål polemiker, polemiker
  • polemikerperson who writes polemics
  • polemikerperson who puts forward controversial views
Portuguese polemista
  • polemistaperson who writes polemics
Spanish polemista
  • polemistaperson who writes polemics
Cite this entry
APA

polemicist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemicist

MLA

“polemicist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemicist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polemicist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemicist.

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