DIALECTICIAN

dialectician

(noun) a logician skilled in dialectic

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

dialectician (plural dialecticians)

(mostly historical) Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument. [1560]

(Hegelianism) Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions through consideration of contradictions. [1871]

(Marxism) Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions through consideration of class differences.

Hypernyms

• (one skilled at dialectic reasoning): logician, reasoner, debater

• (one skilled in dialectical idealism): Hegelian

• (one skilled in dialectical materialism): Marxist, Communist

Etymology 2

Noun

dialectician (plural dialecticians)

Someone knowledgable about dialects. [1848]

Synonyms

• dialectologist

Hypernyms

• linguist, orthoepist

Source: Wiktionary

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Di`a*lec*ti"cian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dialecticien.]

Definition: One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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