polemist
(ˈpɒlɪmɪst)
[ad. Gr. πολεµιστής a warrior, f. πολεµίζειν to wage war; see polemize. So F. polémiste.]
One versed in polemics; a controversialist; = polemic n. 2.
| 1825 Gentl. Mag. XCV. ii. 228 Cardinal of St. Sabin and polemist. 1888 J. Ker Lect. Hist. Preaching iv. 62 He was a critic, a polemist, an apologist. |