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rhetorician

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rhet⋅o⋅ri⋅cian

  [ret-uh-rish-uhn]
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–noun
1. an expert in the art of rhetoric.
2. a person who teaches rhetoric.
3. a person who writes or speaks in an elaborate or exaggerated style.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME rethoricien < MF rethorique rhetoric + -ien -ian
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rhet·o·ri·cian   (rět'ə-rĭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. An expert in or teacher of rhetoric.

  2. An eloquent speaker or writer.

  3. A person given to verbal extravagance.

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