DIALECTICIAN
dialectician
(noun) a logician skilled in dialectic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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