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LOGOMACHIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does logomachist mean?
• LOGOMACHIST (noun)
The noun LOGOMACHIST has 1 sense:
1. someone given to disputes over words
Familiarity information: LOGOMACHIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone given to disputes over words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
logomach; logomachist
Hypernyms ("logomachist" is a kind of...):
controversialist; disputant; eristic (a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy)
Derivation:
logomachy (argument about words or the meaning of words)
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