controversialist

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controversialist

/ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜːɹ.ʃəl.ɪst/

noun controversialists

One who regularly engages in public controversies. Richard Dawkins has become a leading controversialist in a few areas.
Similar: controversionist, controvertist, polemic

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noun one who regularly engages in public controversies

Français	controversiste
Italiano	controversista

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@misc{controversialist_2026,
  title = {controversialist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/controversialist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}