Paradoxist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank. dated, derogatory

    "This was a noble achievement on the part of our paradoxist. At one stroke it established his theory of the weather, and promised to ensure him text-book immortality as one of the observers of Vulcan."

  2. 2
    A participant in the art movement of paradoxism.

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"This was a noble achievement on the part of our paradoxist. At one stroke it established his theory of the weather, and promised to ensure him text-book immortality as one of the observers of Vulcan."

Etymology

From paradox + -ist.

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