polemist

[ pol-uh-mist, puh-lem-ist, poh- ]

noun
  1. a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.

Origin of polemist

1
1815–25; <Greek polemistḗs warrior, equivalent to pólem(os) war + -istēs-ist
  • Also po·lem·i·cist [puh-lem-uh-sist, poh-]. /pəˈlɛm ə sɪst, poʊ-/.

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