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sophist

noun

soph·​ist ˈsä-fist How to pronounce sophist (audio)
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2
capitalized : any of a class of ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and the art of successful living prominent about the middle of the fifth century b.c. for their adroit subtle and allegedly often specious reasoning
3
: a captious or fallacious reasoner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In Plato’s most famous dialogue, the Republic, Socrates falls into conversation with the bold and intimidating Thrasymachus, who is a sophist—that is, one who offers instructions on how to argue a case, no matter its merit. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018 Not even the most shameless sophist will argue that anything like that happened. Hugh Hewitt, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Latin sophista, from Greek sophistēs, literally, expert, wise man, from sophizesthai to become wise, deceive, from sophos clever, wise

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sophist was in the 14th century
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