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sophister.

Synonym of sophist.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Synonym of sophist.

    derogatory · historical · obsolete
  2. A student who is advanced beyond the first year of their residence.

    UK · US · archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English shophister, sofister, sofistre, sophister, sophistre, sovyster, from Anglo-Norman sofistre, a variant of Old French sofiste, sophiste. Equivalent to sophist + -er.

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