- logomachist
- A person who engages in a war of words
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
logomachist
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Logomachist — Lo*gom a*chist, n. [See {Logomachy}.] One who contends about words. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
logomachist — noun One who starts fights about the meaning of words … Wiktionary
logomachist — lo·gom·a·chist … English syllables
logomachist — noun someone given to disputes over words • Syn: ↑logomach • Derivationally related forms: ↑logomachy • Hypernyms: ↑disputant, ↑controversialist, ↑eristic … Useful english dictionary
logomach — noun someone given to disputes over words • Syn: ↑logomachist • Derivationally related forms: ↑logomachy (for: ↑logomachist) • Hypernyms: ↑disputant, ↑c … Useful english dictionary
logomachy — logomachic /law geuh mak ik, log euh /, logomachical, adj. logomachist, logomach, n. /loh gom euh kee/, n., pl. logomachies. 1. a dispute about or concerning words. 2. an argument or debate marked by the reckless or incorrect use of words;… … Universalium
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