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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Controvertist

· Con·tro·ver·tist · IPA /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪst/
01 n. One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.
  1. 1.
    One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.
    “How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment of the critic!” — Campbell.