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Sophist.

A teacher in Ancient Greece, particularly (derogatory) teachers of oratory noted for their disingenuous argumentation and fallacious reasoning.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A teacher in Ancient Greece, particularly (derogatory) teachers of oratory noted for their disingenuous argumentation and fallacious reasoning.

    historical
  2. Alternative letter-case form of sophist, various figurative senses.

    alt-of · derogatory
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin sophista and sophistes, borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise one”), from σοφίζομαι (sophízomai, “to become wise”).

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