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rhetorician

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌrɛtəˈrɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌrɛtəˈrɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ret′ə rish′ən)

rhet•o•ri•cian /ˌrɛtəˈrɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

one skilled in the study of rhetoric.

rhet•o•ri•cian (ret′ə rish′ən),USA pronunciation n.

Rhetorican expert in the art of rhetoric.
Rhetorica person who teaches rhetoric.
a person who writes or speaks in an elaborate or exaggerated style.

Middle French rethorique rhetoric + -ien -ian
late Middle English rethoricien 1375–1425

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rhetorician /ˌrɛtəˈrɪʃən/ n

a teacher of the art of rhetoric
a stylish or eloquent writer or speaker
a person whose speech is pompous or extravagant

'rhetorician' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Dionysius of Halicarnassus - Gorgias - Isocrates - Quintilian - Seneca - Athenaeus - Longinus - Lucian

Synonyms: orator, lecturer, speaker, more...

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