sophist

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsɒfɪst/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsoʊfɪst/

Noun

sophist (plural sophists)

1. One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.
2. (loosely) A teacher who used plausible but fallacious reasoning.
3. (loosely, by extension) One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.

   Synonyms: logic chopper

4. (dated) Alternative form of sophister#English|sophister (“university student who has completed at least one year”)

Related terms

Translations

• German: Sophist, Sophistin
• Italian: sofista
• Spanish: sofista

Translations

• German: Sophist

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