sophister

noun

soph·​is·​ter

-tə(r)

plural -s

1

obsolete : sophist sense 1

2

: sophist sense 3

3

obsolete : a student in his third or fourth year especially at an English university

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French sophistre, from Latin sophista

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