Dialectician

//ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument. historical
  2. 2
    Someone knowledgeable about dialects.
  3. 3
    a logician skilled in dialectic wordnet
  4. 4
    Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions through consideration of contradictions.
  5. 5
    Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions through consideration of class differences. Marxism

Synonyms

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dialectologistgrammarianlexicographerlexicologistlinguistlogician

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French dialecticien (“one skillful in dialectic”), from Latin dialecticus (“dialectic”) + French -ien (“-ian”) from Latin -ianus (“-ian”). Equivalent to dialectic + -ian.

Etymology 2

From dialectic (“dialectical”) + -ian.

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