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diversionist

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di⋅ver⋅sion⋅ist

  [di-vur-zhuh-nist, -shuh-, dahy-]
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–noun
1. a person engaged in activities that divert attention from a primary focus.
2. a person who deviates politically.
Origin:
1935–40; diversion + -ist

Related forms:
di⋅ver⋅sion⋅ism, noun
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di·ver·sion·ist   (dĭ-vûr'zhə-nĭst, -shə-, dī-)   
n.  One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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