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sophist

noun

/ˈsɒfɪst/

Meaning

a person who uses clever but misleading arguments

He was dismissed as a sophist who twisted facts to win debates.

debater, deceiver, trickster, rhetorician

truth-teller, honest person

Greek sophist, cunning sophist, skilled sophist

A condition or requirement in a legal document; clauses or stipulations.

an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits

The act of leaving out or excluding something; something that has been left out.

The highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.

The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

a bad-tempered, cranky, or irritable person, usually old