sophist
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Sophist, Sophistin
A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoningA teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.
UK/ˈsɒfɪst/US/ˈsoʊfɪst/
» You're a sophist.
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Meaning
3 senses(figuratively)A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.
Sophist, Sophistin
(broadly, figuratively)One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.
Sophist
(dated)Synonym of sophister (“university student who has completed at least one year”).
More definitions
- any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
- someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
Examples
4 sentencesYou're a sophist.
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How would they say sophist in catalan?
Tom is a sophist.
Tom's a sophist.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
ancient teacher of rhetoric, etc.:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin sophista and sophistes, borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστήςLearned borrowing from Latin sophista and sophistes, borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise one”), from σοφίζομαι (sophízomai, “to become wise”).
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Forms
plural: sophistsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious:casuist