controvertist

== English == === Etymology === From controvert +‎ -ist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪst/ === Noun === controvertist (plural controvertists) One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist. === References === “controvertist, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “controvertist”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “controvertist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.